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The Immigration Bill must not wipe out the freedom of movement so many Britons have benefited from
21/04/2021
My amendment is to the Immigration Bill is asking members of the House of Lords to protect the freedom of Britons for decades to come.
Since Brexit happened, those who campaigned for it have shown little attachment to and only the faintest memory of the benefits promised. The one exception is ‘Reclaiming our sovereignty’.
Former Brexit Secretary David Davis Admits He Agreed With Gina Miller Taking The Government To Court in 2016
14/04/2021
David Davis, the former Brexit Secretary, has admitted he privately agreed with campaigner Gina Miller taking the government, of which he was a part at the time, to court over Article 50.
Twenty-five committees and five study groups to cover almost every conceivable area of interest between the EU and UK have still not been established.
BORIS Johnson allegedly signed the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement on a "fraudulent" basis, the Court of Appeal has heard.
MPs to spend longer paying tribute to Prince Philip than they did scrutinising Brexit deal
12/04/2021
Parliament have been recalled to spend over seven hours paying tribute to Prince Philip today
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.
A group of lawmakers in the United Kingdom and a few business figures have formed an independent commission to improve Britain's trade deal with the European Union and the rest of the world, the Financial Times reported here.
When thinking about what I might about say in this lecture it occurred to me that it would be appropriate to look at parliaments and sovereignty, which are hugely important concepts when it comes to understanding Euroscepticism and Britain’s place in the European Union (EU).
Liz Truss has been accused of refusing to answer questions about post-Brexit trade with Europe at the despatch box.
“Now I can see the full carnage of what this government has done to my industry and the wider economy.”
30/01/2021
I am now at the end of January 2021 and still no new stock. I can see clearly what #Brexit really means for my industry & how I will have to fundamentally change my business model if I am to be trading in 12 months time. But the government wants more paperwork in five months.
Parliament’s role around the end of the Brexit transition and conclusion of the EU future relationship treaty is a constitutional failure to properly scrutinise the executive and the law.
In what follows, a group of leading social scientists explore these themes, explaining what has happened in the past, the situation the UK finds itself in now, and the issues that might confront us going forward. The collection is intended as a guide to the big questions confronting the country in the years to come.
Call comes after prime minister abolished Brexit committee - and ripped out right to scrutinise trade deals.
Trade bill vote rejects Lords amendment giving MPs greater scrutiny of trade deals.
Ministers insisted the amendment wasn't necessary - because the idea the NHS would be up for grabs was 'offensive and absurd'.
Government accused of undermining scrutiny of EU trade deal, as Jacob Rees-Mogg shuts down Commons Brexit committee
08/01/2021
Move blocks plan for six-month inquiry into Boris Johnson’s Christmas Eve agreement.
The Cabinet Minister for the Northern Powerhouse yelled "Britain first! Britain first" in parliament - the same words used by Jo Cox's killer as he shot and stabbed the Labour MP.
Just 27% of Leave voters say the agreement is a success – and only one in three Conservative supporters
NI MPs to vote against trade deal in Commons
28/12/2020
Northern Ireland's political parties that take their seats at Westminster are set to vote against the UK-EU post-Brexit deal this week.
Tory grandee Lord Heseltine has called on MPs and peers to abstain when voting on Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal with the European Union, which he warned will inflict “lasting damage” on the UK.
A CAMPAIGN has been launched urging MPs to take action to stop post-Brexit trade deals being signed in secret and ensure protection for the NHS.
Michel Barnier says EU will ‘give every chance to this agreement’ as talks go to the wire
14/12/2020
‘We’ve only been negotiating for nine months. We’ve needed at least five years for all the previous agreements’
Boris Johnson guarantees MPs vote on Brexit trade deal, after doubts sparked by No 10 briefing
14/12/2020
Boris Johnson’s spokesman refuses 11 times to confirm outcome of negotiations will go before Commons.
Could there have been a softer Brexit than is in prospect, especially had remainers and/or soft Brexiters made different choices?