All posts tagged "Withdrawal Agreement"

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  Construction or demolition? Explaining Boris’s new Brexit battle

  UK PM Boris Johnson had been wildly happy about his new EU exit deal; then he introduced a law undermining both it, and the last round of trade negotiations. Speaking

  • Posted October 6, 2020
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  Former UK diplomatic chief warns of declining influence overseas

  The UK’s global influence is in decline, the former head of the country’s foreign office has argued – with Brexit and an over-controlling Number 10 at the heart of the

  • Posted September 14, 2020
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  UK government legal chief quits over Brexit row

  The head of the UK government’s legal department has resigned over prime minister Boris Johnson’s attempt to override parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement relating to Northern Ireland. Sir Jonathan

  • Posted September 9, 2020
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  Doubts over IT system readiness prompts fresh concerns over Brexit border chaos

  UK civil servants are working to avert major border chaos when the post-Brexit transition period ends on 31 December, according to a leaked memo that warns of “critical gaps” in

  • Posted September 7, 2020
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  Former UK officials call for Brexit transition extension

  Former UK civil service chiefs – including retired officials such as Cabinet secretary Gus O’Donnell, head of the civil service Bob Kerslake, and permanent secretary of the Department for Exiting

  • Posted April 23, 2020
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  Boris Johnson strips worker and environmental protections from EU withdrawal bill

  The UK is a big step closer to leaving the European Union next month, following the passing of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill – the latest version of which has been

  • Posted December 22, 2019
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  Backbench amendment forces UK PM to request new Brexit delay

  UK prime minister Boris Johnson has been forced to write to the European Council asking for a further delay to Brexit, after the ‘Meaningful Vote’ motion approving the exit deal

  • Posted October 21, 2019
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  Boris’s Brexit trap

  Members of the UK’s House of Commons will try this week to prevent new PM Boris Johnson from securing a ‘no deal’ Brexit – but Johnson is a step ahead,

  • Posted September 2, 2019
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  For Tory realists, a Brexit fantasy is their only hope

  Having spent three years pursuing their promised Brexit, the Tories are set to double down – electing a leader they know is bound to fail. But as Matt Ross explains,

  • Posted June 20, 2019
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  “Worse is yet to come”: former UK EU rep’s view on Brexit

  As Europeans go to the polls this week, the UK PM’s new offer to MPs looks unlikely to rescue the country from its Brexit turmoil. Last week, the former British

  • Posted May 21, 2019
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