Former Prime Minister Sir John Major has said that triggering Article 16 and suspending parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol would be "colossally stupid".
John Major says UK no longer ‘great power’
10/11/2020
The former prime minister warned that “complacency” and “nostalgia” are the routes to a national decline and that the UK’s global influence has relied upon history, fortified by membership of the EU and close ties to the US.
Brexit may be "even more brutal than expected" due to the UK's negotiating "failures", Sir John Major has said. / "This action is unprecedented in all our history - and for good reason. It has damaged our reputation around the world."
Senior Conservatives are not backing down on their rebellion against Boris Johnson's controversial Brexit legislation despite his warning that the EU could "carve up" the United Kingdom without it.
Johnson’s 'unbelievable' Brexit withdrawal agreement decision will be defeated in House of Lords, Lord Heseltine says
09/09/2020
European Commssion demands urgent meeting, as John Major warns of risk to UK’s reputation.
PM on collision course with Joe Biden and EU if he pushes ahead with "lamentable" proposals.
Former prime minister Sir John Major said the dangerous move would be ‘silly politics’ to placate ‘extreme Brexiteers’.
Former prime minister Sir John Major has told the BBC he would seek a judicial review in the courts if the new prime minister tried to suspend Parliament to deliver a no-deal Brexit.
The former prime minister made to the warning to Boris Johnston as talks between the EU and UK continue.
There should be no expectation that the Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations will lead to a "perfect" solution, a former prime minister has warned.
Sir John Major says he’ll take Boris Johnson to court if he tries to prorogue Parliament for a no-deal Brexit
10/07/2019
I for one would be prepared to go and seek judicial review to prevent Parliament being bypassed'
Sir John Major warns Boris Johnson could use 'political chicanery' to force through no-deal Brexit
26/09/2019
He said the Prime Minister could use a so-called "Order of Council" to avoid implementing the legislation until after 31 October.
Former prime ministers stress impact of leave vote on Irish and Scottish relations with UK after referendum
Former PM brands mooted UK policy ‘absurd’.
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said the UK government is behaving in an "extraordinary way" over Brexit.
Shortened trade talks will result in ‘flimsy’ deal, former British prime minister says
Ex-Conservative prime minister believes young people will overturn Brexit.
'It is the first time in our long history that any British government has embraced a policy of self-harm, despite their own advisers warning that it will make our nation weaker – and our people poorer.'
‘Complete lack of trust’ in Boris Johnson as honest broker in Northern Ireland, claims Keir Starmer
09/07/2021
Prime minister not being ‘straight’ about consequences of his Brexit protocol, says Labour leader.