Brexit News

No official request has been made for Big Ben to mark Brexit by chiming on 31 January, MPs have been told. Sir Paul Beresford, a Conservative, said the House of Commons Commission had not received an approach from ministers. Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle chairs the commission - and in the past, he has suggested he would not block such a request if the House wants it to happen. Mark Francois, […]

After nearly four years, today will see the UK take its first real step towards leaving the EU before negotiating a tricky Brexit trade deal. The Commons is set to vote for Boris Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) after the Prime Minister emerged victorious from the December election with an 80-seat majority. But what happens next? Here, we walk you through the next 12 months. January 2020: Brexit bill passes […]

Peers have been told to listen to the will of the country and back legislation paving the way for the UK to leave the European Union on January 31. Boris Johnson’s European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill is expected to clear the Commons on Thursday after the Tory general election victory gave the Prime Minister the comfortable majority he desired. But the legislation will then head to the upper chamber, where there is no Government […]

The UK is due to leave the EU at the end of this month - but before then the legislation required must be approved by Parliament. Here are the key things you need to know about Brexit this week. What is the latest on Brexit? The UK is due to leave the EU at 23:00 GMT on Friday, 31 January, under the terms of an exit deal negotiated by Prime […]

MSPs have voted to say Holyrood "does not consent" to UK Brexit legislation. The Withdrawal Agreement Bill - which will take the UK out of the EU - is currently passing through Westminster. The UK government wanted MSPs to give their formal consent to the bill, but all parties bar the Conservatives ultimately spoke out against it. Scottish Brexit secretary Mike Russell said voters north of the border had repeatedly […]

Boris Johnson has told the new European Commission chief he will not extend the transition period beyond the end of the year in their first face-to-face talks. The prime minister sat down with Ursula von der Leyen who took over the role from Jean-Claude Juncker last year, after she made a speech warning it would not be possible to sort out every aspect of Britain's future relationship with the EU before the […]

Scotland's only remaining Labour MP is to run for the position of deputy leader of the party. Ian Murray, the MP for Edinburgh South, said the architects of the party's ''catastrophic failure" in 2019 could not be allowed to lead the response. The long-time critic of Jeremy Corbyn said he never again wanted to feel the way he did on the night of the general election And he said the […]

Labour leadership contender Rebecca Long-Bailey has declared she is "nobody's continuity candidate" as she launches her bid for the party's top job. The shadow business secretary is one of six MPs vying to replace Jeremy Corbyn, who is standing down in the wake of the party's December general election defeat. Ms Long-Bailey has faced criticism from opponents who claim she would simply represent a continuation of Mr Corbyn's leadership. Former minister […]

The chancellor says his delayed budget will be on 11 March and "spread opportunity to those left behind". Speaking on a visit to Manchester, Sajid Javid signalled the government would press ahead with its election manifesto pledge to loosen the purse strings following a decade of austerity. The spending spree, he said, would be focused on the Midlands and the North - rewarding voters who ditched decades of loyal Labour […]