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Boris Johnson government admits for first time PM will asks for Article 50 extension if deal fails
16/10/2019
Prime minister famously said he would ‘rather be dead in a ditch’ – but Brexit secretary now admits he ‘will comply’ with the law.
No.10 is adamant Boris Johnson will trigger an almighty political and constitutional crisis in a bid to stymie any Brexit extension.
Boris Johnson on election campaign collision-course with Brussels over new EU commissioner
06/11/2019
Prime minister refusing to pick after new president says UK must send a candidate.
Boris Johnson plotting scheme to render EU ‘no longer legal’ in desperate bid to escape Brexit trap
08/09/2019
Boris Johnson is threatening to sabotage the EU to make it cave in on a Brexit deal – or reject MPs’ plan to stop the UK crashing out of the bloc.
Donald Tusk confirms letter has arrived – though reports suggest it was unsigned photocopy with a conflicting view in a second letter.
Almost half of those questioned say they would like Britain to rejoin the European Union.
Boris Johnson to get personally involved in Brexit talks as chief negotiator says he doesn’t answer to Dominic Cummings
26/05/2020
EU’s Michel Barnier writes to opposition leader repeating offer of two-year extension.
Boris Johnson has been dealt a humiliating double blow as MPs ordered him to delay Brexit while up to a million voters marched on parliament to demand a Final Say referendum.
Brexit secretary says PM will obey the Benn Act if no deal is reached by the deadline.
Boris Johnson ‘to request delay from EU if he fails to strike deal by 19 October’, court hears
04/10/2019
Revelation comes after PM told Tory conference the UK was ‘coming out of the EU on 31 October, come what may’.
Brussels prepares to restrict scope of talks in light of British PM’s ‘strange’ move.
Prime Minister loses crucial vote on programme motion that would have paved the way to leave the EU by October 31.
Botched contracts put in place to help the country ferry in vital goods in the case of a no-deal Brexit could cost almost £30m more if the UK’s departure from the EU is delayed.
With the NHS under such exceptional pressure during the coronavirus crisis, it’s easy to overlook the fact that the UK’s Brexit transition period ends on December 31. Mark Dayan takes a closer look at how these two challenges for the health service might collide, and says there is a case to err on the side of caution.
Brexit can be delayed if UK calls new referendum or general election, EU negotiator Michel Barnier says
02/04/2019
The UK would have to hold a referendum, general election, or some kind of other “political process” if it wants to delay Brexit again, the EU’s chief negotiator has said.
EU reportedly determined to avoid uncertainty of three-month extension requests.
The candidate expected to take over as head of the EU executive said she is willing to grant another Brexit extension if the UK needs it.
The president of the European Council has said he is open to a “long” delay to Brexit if the UK needs time to rethink its strategy to leaving the bloc.
Brexit delay: France would block Article 50 extension ‘without a clear objective’, Macron says
27/02/2019
French president says legal process could only be extended on the back of a ‘new choice’ by the UK.
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said a Brexit extension of 21 months is a possibility.
German chancellor tells EU leaders UK should be offered extension if it is requested.
Brexit is killing off music tours in EU and industry may not survive immigration crackdown, government warned
12/05/2020
More than two-thirds of musicians say bookings dried up because of visa red tape and cost – even before coronavirus struck