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Tory rebel says Boris Johnson would face instant legal challenge if he sought loophole. / The former justice secretary David Gauke has said ministers cannot bypass a new law to force Boris Johnson to seek a Brexit extension despite fears the government has found a loophole to ignore it.
Andrew Adonis declares Brexit settlement unstable during The Independent’s referendum anniversary event
24/06/2021
Lord Adonis, the Labour former cabinet minister, was a guest speaker alongside David Gauke, the former Conservative cabinet minister, for the event held to mark five years since the EU referendum, which was hosted by our chief political commentator John Rentoul .
Boris Johnson accused of misleading voters after claiming there is 'absolutely zero' risk of no-deal Brexit
19/11/2019
'I believe the trade experts', says ex-treasury minister David Gauke - pointing to consensus rejecting claims of rapid new deal.
Brexit is not as secure as it appears [£]
01/02/2024
Voters have concluded that leaving the EU was a mistake because all the government can offer is damage limitation.
A party that has defined itself in opposition to the EU will be left marooned by an ever-more pro-European electorate.
Brexit is to blame for Dover delays
03/04/2023
Why won’t the Tories and Labour admit that it has become harder for UK citizens to travel to Europe?
Boris Johnson could withdraw the whip from Tory MPs who vote to block no-deal Brexit. But today the rebels faced him down - in a move that risks a historic split in the Conservative Party and the country.
Last week, the prime minister said Northern Ireland was unable to prepare fully for a no-deal Brexit because of the collapse of devolution.
Tory members in justice secretary’s South West Hertfordshire constituency reject motion.
Former justice secretary accuses prime minister of plotting snap general election.
David Gauke vows to quit as justice secretary if Boris Johnson wins race to be prime minister
21/07/2019
Prominent no-deal critic says crashing out of EU would lead to national ‘humiliation’.
Ex-Conservative cabinet ministers hint at rejecting Boris Johnson's new plan over 'hit to manufacturing'
15/10/2019
David Gauke warns of 'an unnecessarily high economic price' - while Amber Rudd highlights less 'support for the economy' than Theresa May's doomed deal.
David Gauke also warned No 10 should not use tactics and language echoing those of Donald Trump.
The government is trying to "purge" Tory rebels who oppose it over Brexit, ex-Justice Secretary David Gauke says.
Brexit should be delayed if Parliament does not approve a deal in the coming days, three cabinet ministers have warned publicly for the first time.
PHILIP Hammond, Rory Stewart and David Gauke have quit ahead of Boris Johnson entering Downing Street.
John Major breaks Tory ranks as he urges young voters to stop Boris Johnson's Brexit plan
06/12/2019
Sir John Major will tonight call on millions of young people to use their votes to derail Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans in an extraordinary general election intervention.
In Gary Gibbon’s latest Politics: Where Next podcast, he talks to David Gauke MP, Secretary of State for Justice, on Brexit, where Boris Johnson may take the Tory Party and his U-turn nationalising management of offenders.
Brussels suspicions come as European commission chief warns Britain to abide by Northern Ireland protocol.
Leaving the European Union with no deal would have a "very adverse" effect on the UK, the justice secretary has said.
Rory Stewart says more cabinet ministers could follow Amber Rudd in resigning.
Former chancellor leads group of 20 Tories voicing concerns. / Philip Hammond has told Boris Johnson that leaving the EU without a deal would be a betrayal of the referendum result, as the former chancellor led a group of 20 Conservatives making clear their opposition to crashing out on 31 October.
Former Tory justice secretary David Gauke says MPs were promised a vote to avoid a second no-deal Brexit 'trapdoor'.
With a potential trade war looming, Conservatives are stuck in an ever-more destructive disagreement over what Britain should look like outside the EU.
Chancellor joins David Gauke in saying he could not work for leader seeking a no-deal Brexit.