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The Brexit deal explained (and why it isn’t done yet)
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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Boris Johnson, EU council president Donald Tusk spar over Brexit at G7 Summit, term each other 'Mr No Deal'
5 years, 4 months ago

Boris Johnson, EU council president Donald Tusk spar over Brexit at G7 Summit, term each other 'Mr No Deal'

Firstpost  

Johnson says that while he wants a deal Britain is ready to leave without one, a position that infuriates Tusk Biarritz: Accusing one another of being “Mr No Deal”, British prime minister Boris Johnson and EU Council president Donald Tusk exchanged accusations at the G7 summit Saturday over who will be to blame if Britain crashes out the bloc without …

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Will Theresa May’s plan for a ‘Stormont veto’ over the Irish border backstop help win support for her Brexit deal?
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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Rees-Mogg says Theresa May has taken right step by securing EU concessions
5 years, 9 months ago

Rees-Mogg says Theresa May has taken right step by securing EU concessions

Daily Mail  

Theresa May secured a critical breakthrough on Brexit last night. Sealed with a kiss: Michel Barnier kisses the hand of Prime Minister Theresa Mayas she arrives at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France for last-minute emergency talks over the backstop arrangement Leading Eurosceptic Jacob Rees-Mogg congratulated Mrs May on the concessions she had drawn out of the EU, but regarding …

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"Come to a conclusion and close the deal", Dutch PM says about Brexit
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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Tory Remainers warn party is being infiltrated by 'purple Momentum'
5 years, 10 months ago

Tory Remainers warn party is being infiltrated by 'purple Momentum'

Daily Mail  

Pro-remain Tory MPs said last night the party was being taken over by former Ukip members amid fresh infighting over Brexit. Former ministers Nick Boles and Anna Soubry said a ‘purple Momentum’ was gaining control of some local Conservative associations and leaving their sitting MPs facing the threat of deselection. Anna Soubry yesterday said on the BBC the Conservative Party …

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Brexit truce among Conservatives shattered as May says there is ‘no suggestion’ of scrapping Irish backstop
5 years, 11 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Brexit a ‘nightmare’ for Northern Irish business as MPs vote to remove Irish backstop from deal
5 years, 11 months ago

Brexit a ‘nightmare’ for Northern Irish business as MPs vote to remove Irish backstop from deal

The Independent  

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Brexit: Parliament sends May back to Brussels with little time and an unclear mandate.
5 years, 11 months ago

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

Slate  

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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Show the EU what Brexit you want, PM Theresa May tells British lawmakers
5 years, 11 months ago

Show the EU what Brexit you want, PM Theresa May tells British lawmakers

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Theresa May asked the divided British parliament to send a message on Tuesday to Brussels that it would support a European Union withdrawal deal if a plan to avoid a hard border in Ireland is replaced. Others include one proposed by opposition Labour lawmaker Yvette Cooper, which seeks to shift control of Brexit from May's government to parliament …

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Brexit: Theresa May to demand EU reopen talks on key parts of her deal, so Irish backstop can be changed
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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Theresa May ordered to renegotiate Brexit deal: Live updates
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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Brexit ‘plan C’ emerges after Jacob Rees-Mogg joins forces with Tory Remainers in astonishing compromise
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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Theresa May faces losing control over Brexit despite gamble on backstop
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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What next for Theresa May's Brexit deal – what are plans A, B and C, and can the 'Malthouse Compromise' work?
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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Brexit: Theresa May hints she will request removal of Irish backstop after Tory Eurosceptics' demands, despite EU repeatedly ruling out rethink
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

The Independent  

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Theresa May wants Irish treaty to break Brexit impasse
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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Brexit: EU opens door to further trade negotiations if Theresa May ditches red lines
5 years, 11 months ago

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

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Brexit deal crushed in British Parliament: Explaining the border 'backstop' that halted Theresa May's plan to divorce EU
5 years, 11 months ago

Brexit deal crushed in British Parliament: Explaining the border 'backstop' that halted Theresa May's plan to divorce EU

Firstpost  

Much of the stated opposition to Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal with the European Union centered on the “backstop.” Much of the stated opposition to Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal with the European Union centered on the “backstop.” The provision was designed to prevent the reintroduction of border controls between Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK, …

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Brexit: MPs to vote on 'right to terminate' Irish backstop after speaker selects amendments to tonight's vote on May's deal
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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Britain's battle over Brexit turns into political trench warfare
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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Theresa May suffers early defeat to Brexit plans as parliament demands alternative
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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'We've shown May more respect than her own MPs': Donald Tusk
6 years ago

'We've shown May more respect than her own MPs': Donald Tusk

Daily Mail  

EU Council president Donald Tusk claimed yesterday that EU leaders and negotiators have shown Theresa May more respect than her own MPs. The European council president said: 'We have treated Prime Minister May with the greatest respect, all of us, and we really appreciate the efforts by the prime minister to ratify our common agreement. European Council president said: 'We …

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How Theresa May can get out of her Brexit hell (Opinion)
6 years ago

How Theresa May can get out of her Brexit hell (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jane Merrick is a British political journalist and former political editor of the Independent on Sunday newspaper. Instead, Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, unleashed some extraordinary criticism against the Prime Minister on the opening day of the EU summit, calling her negotiating strategy “nebulous and imprecise” – which enraged May – and making it clear …

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