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5 years, 2 months ago

The Brexit deal explained (and why it isn’t done yet)

CNN

Brussels, Belgium CNN — You could be forgiven for thinking we’ve been here before. Under the new plans, Northern Ireland will stay aligned to EU rules in certain areas, while remaining fully part of the UK’s customs territory. But while the deal says Northern Ireland will remain in the UK’s customs union, it also says that any goods that are …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Brexiteer MPs planning to force through no-deal even if backstop is removed, Tory former minister says

The Independent

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5 years, 5 months ago

Factbox: What is the Irish 'backstop' at the heart of Brexit impasse?

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DUBLIN - The Irish “backstop”, part of the Withdrawal Agreement that former Prime Minister Theresa May struck in November, is the key sticking point in efforts to agree an orderly British exit from the European Union. Under the mechanism, the United Kingdom will remain in a customs union with the EU “unless and until” alternative arrangements are found to avoid …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Live updates: Boris Johnson becomes UK Prime Minister

CNN

Ireland’s Taoiseach, or prime minister, Leo Varadkar, said he wanted to hear Johnson put some “flesh on the bones” over claims he made in his speech outside Downing Street earlier today. Speaking on state broadcaster RTÉ, Varadkar said the Irish Government is looking forward to working with Johnson on Brexit, bilateral relations and Northern Ireland – but that confidence and …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Brexit: Irish deputy leader warns Boris Johnson he will be ‘in trouble’ if he tries to rip up deal

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5 years, 5 months ago

Aspiring British prime ministerial candidates Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt say EU will drop controversial Irish 'backstop' for Brexit deal

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The two candidates vying to become Britain’s next prime ministeron Friday said that they believe the EU will agree on a Brexit deal this year without the controversial ‘backstop’ provision for the Irish border London: The two candidates vying to become Britain’s next prime minister on Friday said that they believe the EU will agree on a Brexit deal this …

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5 years, 8 months ago

Will Theresa May’s plan for a ‘Stormont veto’ over the Irish border backstop help win support for her Brexit deal?

The Independent

The prime minister will give the Northern Ireland assembly a veto over changes to the Irish border backstop in an attempt to persuade her MPs to vote for her Brexit deal. The key paragraph is 23, which says: “We will … legislate in domestic law to ensure that a UK Minister will be required to seek agreement of the Northern …

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5 years, 10 months ago

European Union says ’no solution’ yet to break Brexit deadlock

Live Mint

The European Union said a solution to the Brexit deadlock remained elusive on Wednesday after the latest "difficult" talks with Britain weeks before its 29 March exit. Barnier informed the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, that "while the talks take place in a constructive atmosphere, discussions have been difficult," commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said. But Barnier confirmed the two …

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5 years, 10 months ago

"Come to a conclusion and close the deal", Dutch PM says about Brexit

NL Times

Prime Minister Mark Rutte is "not optimistic" about British Prime Minister Theresa May finding a new way to handle the so-called Irish backstop in the Brexit. It's been a sore point all through the Brexit negotiations, and one of the reasons the British House of Commons shot down a withdrawal treaty reached between May and the EU in January. "It's …

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5 years, 11 months ago

EU parliament chiefs welcome Jeremy Corbyn’s new Brexit plans

The Independent

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5 years, 11 months ago

Tusk: ‘Special place in Hell’ for Brexit promoters ‘without a plan’

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London CNN — The President of the European Council didn’t mince his words on Wednesday, saying there was a “special place in Hell” for people who “promoted Brexit” without a plan. In an indication of just how strained negotiations between the European Union and United Kingdom have become, Donald Tusk tweeted that: “I’ve been wondering what that special place in …

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5 years, 11 months ago

Brexit truce among Conservatives shattered as May says there is ‘no suggestion’ of scrapping Irish backstop

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5 years, 11 months ago

Brexit: Parliament sends May back to Brussels with little time and an unclear mandate.

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There may not be any good outcomes for Brexit at this point, but the British Parliament at least had several semi-coherent ways forward this month. It could have approved the deal Prime Minister Theresa May negotiated with EU leaders—but Parliament rejected that two weeks ago. It also rejected several amendments that would have instructed May to ask for an extension …

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5 years, 11 months ago

Brexit: Theresa May to demand EU reopen talks on key parts of her deal, so Irish backstop can be changed

The Independent

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5 years, 11 months ago

Theresa May ordered to renegotiate Brexit deal: Live updates

CNN

Welcome to Tuesday in the UK – where it is exactly two months to go until the UK leaves the European Union. As if the clock counting down amid continued Brexit uncertainty weren’t enough… British Prime Minister Theresa May will head back to the Palace of Westminster for a day of debates that could see the Brexit process swing out …

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5 years, 11 months ago

Brexit ‘plan C’ emerges after Jacob Rees-Mogg joins forces with Tory Remainers in astonishing compromise

The Independent

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5 years, 11 months ago

Theresa May faces losing control over Brexit despite gamble on backstop

Live Mint

London: Theresa May faces losing control of Brexit to Parliament on Tuesday in a series of crucial votes that will shape Britain’s split from the European Union. May urged hundreds of Conservative politicians crammed into a room inside Parliament to support another amendment that would strip out the so-called backstop plan for the Irish border, wrecking a compromise she’s agreed …

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5 years, 11 months ago

What next for Theresa May's Brexit deal – what are plans A, B and C, and can the 'Malthouse Compromise' work?

The Telegraph

Theresa May’s plan A for Brexit was heavily defeated two weeks ago in the Commons. There are now six competing Brexit plans which MPs will have to choose from in the coming weeks: the Prime Minister's, Labour's, Yvette Cooper's, Dominic Grieve's and a compromise plan C from no-deal Brexiteers and moderate Remainer Tories. Mrs May has declined to say exactly …

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5 years, 11 months ago

Brexit: Theresa May hints she will request removal of Irish backstop after Tory Eurosceptics' demands, despite EU repeatedly ruling out rethink

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5 years, 11 months ago

Theresa May wants Irish treaty to break Brexit impasse

Live Mint

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May plans to seek a bilateral treaty with the Irish government as a way to remove the contentious backstop arrangement from Britain's divorce deal with the European Union, a newspaper reported. The Sunday Times said aides to May thought a deal with Ireland would remove the opposition to her Brexit deal from the Democratic Unionist …

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5 years, 11 months ago

Brexit: EU opens door to further trade negotiations if Theresa May ditches red lines

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5 years, 11 months ago

Brexit: MPs to vote on 'right to terminate' Irish backstop after speaker selects amendments to tonight's vote on May's deal

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6 years ago

Britain's battle over Brexit turns into political trench warfare

ABC

Britain's battle over Brexit has turned into political trench warfare between Parliament and the Government, as Prime Minister Theresa May brought her little-loved European Union divorce agreement back to politicians who appear determined to thwart her plans. Key points: Only way to avoid "no deal" is to vote for the deal, Mrs May says MPs have tried to wrest control …

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6 years ago

Theresa May suffers early defeat to Brexit plans as parliament demands alternative

Live Mint

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered an early defeat to her Brexit plans on Wednesday when parliament demanded the government come up with a plan-B within days if she loses a vote on her deal to leave the European Union. Responding to the vote, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay told parliament it was the government’s intention to act quickly if …

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The Brexit deal explained (and why it isn’t done yet)

Brexiteer MPs planning to force through no-deal even if backstop is removed, Tory former minister says

Factbox: What is the Irish 'backstop' at the heart of Brexit impasse?

Live updates: Boris Johnson becomes UK Prime Minister

Brexit: Irish deputy leader warns Boris Johnson he will be ‘in trouble’ if he tries to rip up deal

Aspiring British prime ministerial candidates Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt say EU will drop controversial Irish 'backstop' for Brexit deal

Will Theresa May’s plan for a ‘Stormont veto’ over the Irish border backstop help win support for her Brexit deal?

European Union says ’no solution’ yet to break Brexit deadlock

"Come to a conclusion and close the deal", Dutch PM says about Brexit

EU parliament chiefs welcome Jeremy Corbyn’s new Brexit plans

Tusk: ‘Special place in Hell’ for Brexit promoters ‘without a plan’

Brexit truce among Conservatives shattered as May says there is ‘no suggestion’ of scrapping Irish backstop

Brexit: Parliament sends May back to Brussels with little time and an unclear mandate.

Brexit: Theresa May to demand EU reopen talks on key parts of her deal, so Irish backstop can be changed

Theresa May ordered to renegotiate Brexit deal: Live updates

Brexit ‘plan C’ emerges after Jacob Rees-Mogg joins forces with Tory Remainers in astonishing compromise

Theresa May faces losing control over Brexit despite gamble on backstop

What next for Theresa May's Brexit deal – what are plans A, B and C, and can the 'Malthouse Compromise' work?

Brexit: Theresa May hints she will request removal of Irish backstop after Tory Eurosceptics' demands, despite EU repeatedly ruling out rethink

Theresa May wants Irish treaty to break Brexit impasse

Brexit: EU opens door to further trade negotiations if Theresa May ditches red lines

Brexit: MPs to vote on 'right to terminate' Irish backstop after speaker selects amendments to tonight's vote on May's deal

Britain's battle over Brexit turns into political trench warfare

Theresa May suffers early defeat to Brexit plans as parliament demands alternative