Charles TANNOCK (UK, ECR) shares his views on a possibility of no-deal Brexit, underlining that the EU27 top negotiator Michel Barnier has no mandate to re-open the endorsed Article 50 deal. MEP also explains the need to keep the ‘backstop‘ as a part of the UK-EU deal, guaranteeing avoidance of a hard border between the…
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May proceeds with Brexit vote
Parliament’s vote on Brexit deal will go ahead on December 11, Prime Minister Theresa May’s office confirmed, rejecting suggestions from lawmakers that she should seek ways to avoid a defeat so dramatic it might lead to the fall of government. The Brexit deal explained. #BackTheBrexitDeal pic.twitter.com/HvWdvqHRdo — Theresa May (@theresa_may) November 23, 2018 May has…
UK at crossroads
The ‘technical’ Brexit agreement reached between the EU and the UK negotiators envisages the two sides deciding in July 2020 whether they will have a new deal in place to ensure an open Irish border after the post-Brexit transition ends at the end of 2020, according to EU diplomatic sources in Brussels. https://twitter.com/peoplesvote_uk/status/1062646813294055424 Beyond the…
Tannock: just WTO rules won’t suffice for UK
Charles TANNOCK MEP (UK, ECR) reflects upon possible outcome of Article 50 negotiations, transition period, free-trade agreement, and ‘hard’ Brexit consequences. Ahead of December 14-15 EU Summit, concluding first stage of the EU27-UK talks on exit conditions MEP shares his vision on trade under WTO rules in case parties will not come to an agreement….