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A new cross-party group comprising of MPs, business leaders and economic exports is being established to provide independent scrutiny of the UK’s trade deals with Europe and the rest of the world.
Northern Ireland secretary fails to explain legal basis for shelving post-Brexit Irish Sea checks
10/03/2021
‘Is it Article 16? And, if not, which article is he citing?’ Brandon Lewis is asked - as EU prepares legal action
The government’s decision to shut down the Brexit committee just days after UK agreed a free trade deal with the European Union was a “big frustration” and means ministers will face less scrutiny, committee chair Hilary Benn told PoliticsHome.
Fresh border chaos fears as ‘haulier handbook’ to prevent meltdown on 1 January is delayed
11/11/2020
Work on inspection posts for animal products crossing Irish Sea ‘has not yet started and will take up to six months to complete’.
Labour should vote for any Brexit deal - as long as it's put to another referendum, says Hilary Benn
14/10/2019
'I mean, it's for the Labour front-bench to determine what we're going to do on the day, but that is my view'
Fury as Boris Johnson accuses rebel alliance MPs of 'collaboration' with foreign governments over Brexit
01/10/2019
An angry Dominic Grieve has branded the accusation 'a lie' - and blamed Dominic Cummings.
The author of a new law to block a no-deal Brexit, which completed its passage through parliament on Friday, has said he is "very troubled" by suggestions that prime minister Boris Johnson will not comply with it.
Ed Davey calls for a government of national unity with Yvette Cooper or Hilary Benn leading
26/06/2019
The Lib Dem leadership hopeful surprisingly suggested Labour leadership for what comes after no-deal Brexit.
A previously confidential government study detailing 142 areas of life in Northern Ireland that will be impacted by Brexit has been published, revealing risks to everything from cooperation on congenital heart disease and cross-border child protection to rules preventing the looting of national treasures.
Theresa May faces humiliation in D-day vote after amendment that could avoid heavy defeat is withdrawn
15/01/2019
Hilary Benn says it is now 'vital that we get the clearest expression of the view from the House on the government's deal'
Brexit Republic - Ep. 20
06/12/2018
Three defeats for UK PM Theresa May in one day - what hope now for the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration passing muster next week?
Theresa May’s claim that “no deal is better than a bad deal” has been criticised as unsubstantiated by a parliamentary committee, but its pro-Brexit MPs have refused to back the findings.