Brexit Party mulls standing aside in hundreds of seats “The Brexit Party is considering withdrawing hundreds of its general election candidates in what would be a major boost to Boris Johnson’s hopes of winning a majority. Splits have emerged in Nigel Farage’s party over its election strategy, with several senior figures backing the “sensible” option of […]
Election 1) UK will go to the polls on December 12th as MPs finally back election “Britain will go to the polls on Thursday, Dec 12 after MPs finally answered Boris Johnson’s call to end Parliament’s “stasis” at the fourth time of asking. Jeremy Corbyn caved in to pressure to accept an early election after […]
Election 1) PM drops Brexit bill in last bid for election “Boris Johnson will make one last effort today to send Britain to the polls before Christmas but could be thwarted by a squabble over the exact election date. The prime minister last night took up an offer by the Liberal Democrats and SNP of […]
Election 1) Johnson considers Lib Dems and SNP offer of December 9th… “Boris Johnson is increasingly confident of forcing a December general election after signalling he would accept a Brexit compromise put forward by the Liberal Democrats and the SNP. The Prime Minister will on Monday night ask MPs to vote for an election on […]
Election 1) Lib Dems offer Johnson route to December election “Boris Johnson has been offered a route to securing the pre-Christmas election that he has been seeking, through a plan that would only require the support of a simple majority of MPs. With most Labour MPs still against the idea of a snap election, the […]
Election 1) Johnson challenges Corbyn to ‘end this nightmare’ with general election on 12 December “The Prime Minister said that if MPs agreed to the pre-Christmas poll he would reintroduce his Brexit Bill and give Parliament until Nov 6 to pass it. It means Mr Johnson has finally abandoned his “do or die” pledge to […]
Brexit dilemma 1) Johnson “wants to go for an election” as EU considers extension “Boris Johnson could make a third attempt to trigger a general election as early as today, it is understood. The prime minister is preparing to challenge Jeremy Corbyn to send voters to the polls as soon as another Article 50 extension […]
Brexit delay 1) Frustrated Johnson faces extension “Members rejected his timetable for departing the EU by 322 to 308 in a defeat that threatens to doom Mr Johnson’s “do or die” pledge to leave by October 31. The prime minister was compelled by the Benn act to ask for an extension on Saturday after MPs […]
Brexit votes 1) Crucial day for Brexit as Commons votes on Johnson’s timetable “Boris Johnson faces a crucial vote on his Brexit deal today as MPs decide whether to fast-track it through the Commons in time to leave the European Union on October 31. MPs will start debating legislation implementing the new agreement with the […]
‘We have the numbers’ to get deal through, PM claims “The Prime Minister is planning late-night sittings in the Commons and a special weekend session in the Lords as he attempts to pass the Withdrawal Agreement Bill. Usually it takes weeks for pieces of legislation to go through all their stages in the Commons and […]
Brexit 1) Johnson fights ‘Brexit wreckers’ with three letters to EU “The prime minister sent three different letters to EU leaders in an effort to circumvent a plot by “Brexit wreckers” to extend the Halloween deadline, branding it “deeply corrosive”. In the first Saturday sitting of parliament since the Falklands conflict 37 years ago, MPs […]
Brexit vote 1) ‘It’s my deal or No Deal’ Johnson warns MPs “The Prime Minister said “now is the moment for us to get Brexit done” after Britain and the EU came to a last-minute agreement in Brussels on Thursday morning. He made it clear that Saturday’s Commons vote on the deal will represent the […]
Brexit deal 1) Johnson to fly to Brussels today to pin down deal “Boris Johnson is heading to Brussels for a crunch EU summit on Thursday as he tries to get a Brexit deal breakthrough across the line. After a roller coaster few days of political twists and turns when an agreement seemed within touching […]
Brexit 1) Johnson “increasingly optimistic” about a deal being agreed today “Boris Johnson is increasingly optimistic that a Brexit deal could be agreed before the end of the week as negotiators began work on a draft text in Brussels. EU leaders are primed to discuss a new deal on Wednesday when they meet for a […]
Hopes for a Brexit deal rise as last-minute compromises made “A Brexit deal appears to be taking shape after sources on both sides of the Channel said a positive day of negotiations had yielded a potential solution to the Northern Irish border problem. Sources in Brussels and London told The Telegraph there was “cautious optimism” […]