Brexit News

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly insisted the UK will not ask for an extension. Boris Johnson’s ambition to get a full trade deal negotiated with Brussels by the end-of-year deadline is “just not possible”, the EU’s trade commissioner has said. Phil Hogan said on Thursday that negotiators were “certainly” not going to be able to tie up everything on the future relationship between the bloc and the UK in […]

Boris Johnson has rejected Nicola Sturgeon's call for a new referendum on independence in 2020 - but the Scottish first minister says this "will not stand". The SNP's goal is for Scotland to leave the United Kingdom and rejoin the EU as an independent member state. So how is Ms Sturgeon likely to respond? Why is Scottish independence back in the spotlight? Scotland held an independence referendum in September 2014, […]

People may be able to donate money towards the cost of making Big Ben chime when the UK leaves the EU, Boris Johnson has said. The prime minister told BBC Breakfast that getting the famous bell to ring at 23:00 GMT on 31 January would cost £500,000, but said some form of crowdfunding might be possible. The bell was temporarily silenced in 2017 for refurbishment of the tower. A bid […]

The EU’s trade commissioner has suggested there could be a last-minute trade-off with Brussels offering the City of London access to European markets in return for European fleets retaining their fishing rights in British waters. The UK’s financial services sector will lose its automatic right to serve Europe-based clients at the end of the transition period and the EU will need to negotiate access to UK waters for its fishing boats. Phil […]

Emily Thornberry has narrowly made it through to the next round of the Labour leadership contest, as Clive Lewis pulled out of the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn. Announcing his decision, the Norwich South MP said it was "clear that I won't get on the ballot" and he was pulling out "in the spirit of pluralism, diversity and generosity" so that his supporters could back other candidates. Mr Lewis' move […]

A think tank has cast doubt on whether the Northern Ireland part of the Brexit deal can be implemented by the end of 2020. The Northern Ireland protocol covers new regulatory and customs arrangements between NI and Great Britain. It is to be operational at the end of the one-year Brexit transition period. But the Institute for Government (IfG) has said the government will "almost certainly" be unable to implement it […]

The chief executive of Airbus has said the future of its British wing plants is "secure" and there is "great potential to expand" post Brexit. The aerospace giant had warned it could move wing-building out of the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Airbus employs 13,500 people in the UK, including 6,000 at its site in Broughton, Flintshire. On Wednesday, Guillaume Faury said the fact MPs had backed Boris […]