More than 100 lorries have descended on a disused airfield in Kent to stage a massive fake traffic jam – all in the name of Brexit. The bizarre scene is a government test of its plans for UK border disruption in the event the UK leaves with no-deal.
More than 200 MPs urge May to rule out no deal as Johnson dismisses ‘downright apocalyptic’ warnings
07/01/2019
More than 200 MPs from across the Commons have signed a letter to the prime minister urging her to rule out a no-deal Brexit.
Road haulage body dismisses trial involving 79 lorry drivers as ‘window dressing’
'The idea that creating a fake traffic jam will show the EU we are ready for a no deal is just plain stupid'
Britain sent a convoy of nearly 90 trucks on the road to Europe's busiest ferry port Jan. 7 to test how the country might cope with a no-deal Brexit.
Leaving EU with no deal would heighten risk of contracts being terminated early. BT is facing a post-Brexit battle to maintain access to a number of multimillion-pound EU contracts and avoid the premature termination of a £24m deal with the European parliament.
Theresa May has suffered a fresh Commons defeat after MPs passed a motion to make it harder for ministers to force through a no-deal Brexit.
Theresa May on collision course with parliament over no deal as MPs prepare to reject her Brexit plans
08/01/2019
The prime minister accepted her agreement could be defeated as she told ministers she would ‘move quickly’ if it is voted down
Theresa May faces a concerted campaign of parliamentary warfare from a powerful cross-party alliance of MPs determined to use every lever at their disposal to prevent Britain leaving the EU without a deal in March.
Any British national with right to live in the Netherlands on 29 March can continue to live there
Freight Transport Association prepares list of ‘mini-deals’ UK must seek from EU to ensure Britain keeps trading. / Business leaders will call for a series of emergency measures to cushion the blow of the UK crashing out of the EU if Theresa May’s Brexit deal is not ratified in a critical parliamentary vote next week.
LONDON (Alliance News) - Brussels has warned International Consolidated Airlines Group SA that its plans to continue flying freely in and around Europe in the event of a no-deal Brexit do not work, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Conservative minister contradicts Theresa May on no-deal 'disaster' and indicates he could resign
10/01/2019
Cabinet minister Greg Clark has refused to rule out resigning if Theresa May pressed ahead with a no-deal Brexit, as he said such a scenario would be a "disaster".
'There is a very real risk that a disorderly Brexit will lead to an immediate reliance on overseas imports, produced to lower standards, while many UK farms struggle to survive,' NFU says
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has said Theresa May’s Brexit deal has his country’s “total support”, adding that the “whole world” wants to avoid the UK crashing out of the EU.
The archbishop of Canterbury has said a no-deal Brexit would hit the poorest and most vulnerable people in the UK.
Leaving the EU with no deal in place would cause 'irreparable harm' to the UK economy, business group warned.
The UK could risk its strong sovereign credit rating if it failed to foot the Brexit bill in a no deal scenario, Moody’s ratings agency has warned.
No-deal Brexit risks 'destroying' UK car industry with effects to be felt within hours, trade body warns
15/01/2019
Manufacturers would feel effects 'within hours' of country crashing out of EU, says SMMT boss as MPs prepare for crucial vote on Theresa May's proposals
More than half of Ireland’s medicines come from or are transited via the UK.
Countries work on emergency laws to avert potential chaos of no-deal Brexit.
'Disorderly Brexit would create such a complex situation that it is impossible for companies to prepare for all eventualities,' said Utz Tillmann, managing director of VCI
CBI appeals to Tory MPs to shift position to avoid a no-deal Brexit, or risk further harm to the economy.
Customs expert says extra costs and delays will harm small businesses and WTO rules would ‘kill UK farming’