Prime Minister Theresa May will travel to Brussels on February 7 to inform the European Union leaders they must accept legally binding changes to the Irish border arrangements of the Article 50 deal or face the prospect of a disorderly no-deal Brexit. 🚨Theresa May coming to Brussels on THURSDAY🚨 — Adam Fleming (@adamfleming) February 5,…
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EU refuses to reopen Brexit deal
Following the demands of the British lawmakers Prime Minister Theresa May is attempting to renegotiate an Article 50 deal with the European Union, however Brussels is firm in its refusal of introduction of any change. The Irish border ‘backstop’ remains the apple of discord. (Image: illustration). Phone call this evening between Tusk and PM @theresa_may. #brexit…
Brussels deaf to May’s attempts to save deal
Prime Minister Theresa May will address her own political family members of parliament (MPs) with a request to send a message to Brussels informing they would support her Brexit deal if a plan to avoid a hard border in Ireland is replaced. (Image: Berlaymont). Sabine Weyand, deputy Chief EU negotiator on #Brexit couldn’t be clearer today;…
Johnson demands to remove Irish backstop
Boris Johnson, the high-profile Brexit campaigner said that Prime Minister Theresa May would get widespread support if she got the European Union to ditch the Irish backstop. If the PM is ready to fight back against Brussels then her deal could yet be fixed – but it will need the Freedom Clause https://t.co/F1ixr3oGyu — Boris…
Queen urges politicians to resolve crisis
Queen Elizabeth has sent a message to Britain’s political class over the departure from the European Union, urging lawmakers to seek common ground and grasp the big picture to resolve the crisis. Queen Elizabeth II urges "common ground" in remarks seen as being a veiled reference to the toxic debate surrounding Britain's departure from the…
Merkel wishes Brexit on “good terms”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she wanted the UK and the European Union to part on good terms. “I care now that we and Britain divorce in a good process so that afterwards we can still work closely together in the areas where we must cooperate – on defense, on domestic security, on policing, on…
Breixt identities polarized Britons
The UK is increasingly polarized by Brexit identities and they seem to have become stronger than party identities, a new academic report finds. Only one in 16 (1-16) people did not have a Brexit identity, while more than one in five( 1-5) said they had no party identity. “This report highlights the fundamental divisions Brexit…
May attempts to seal bilateral Irish deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May intends to seal a bilateral treaty with the Irish government as a tool to remove the so-called “backstop” arrangement from Article 50 deal with the European Union, according to media reports. Irish commitment to Brexit backstop 'absolute': foreign minister https://t.co/wiNjJPtP9d pic.twitter.com/dw9tj2oVoK — Reuters (@Reuters) January 19, 2019 May thought a deal…
Germany hints EU might reopen Brexit talks
German Federal minister of Foreign affairs Heiko Maas said a discussion should be held on whether to re-open the draft Article 50 deal for Britain’s departure from the European Union, but on condition of the EU member-states unanimity on the issue. (Image above: Frankfurt). Germany's Maas: We need to talk about reopening the Brexit accord…
EU27 defends Brexit deal as “best compromise”
Westminster voting down the proposed by the Theresa May government agreement with EU27 caused the range of reactions from the blocs’s institutions, and major players, warning about the catastrophic consequences of the no-deal Brexit for communities from both sides of the Channel. “The deal on the table respects the UK’s red lines and protects our…
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