Amber Rudd among 40 MPs vowing to fight pressure for hardliner to replace Theresa May. / Dozens of moderate Tories, including senior cabinet ministers, have signed up to a powerful new party group in an attempt to stop the Conservatives lurching further to the right during the race to replace Theresa May.
Theresa May has been defeated on Brexit by rebel Tory MPs joining forces with Labour and other opposition parties for a second time in two days. But, on a confusing day in parliament, even seasoned Westminster watchers were struggling to follow.
UK inquiry was warned of Russian infiltration, leaked testimony shows [inc. video, 5 mins]
11/11/2019
Russia's influence reaches deep into the British establishment and successive UK governments have turned a blind eye to it, lawmakers were warned, according to multiple sources familiar with testimony given to a parliamentary inquiry.
Boris Johnson accused of acting like Stuart king with ‘divine right to rule’ after Downing Street says UK leaving EU whatever the circumstances.
"We agree that our common priority should be to work together in parliament to prevent no-deal Brexit."
A Tory rebel has joined Labour in insisting there is still time to stop a no-deal Brexit despite claims that it could be too late.
Guto Bebb, an ex-minister, says quitting EU without an agreement would cause "generational" harm.
Former attorney general says unless PM changes course "we are going to spiral down into oblivion".
Tory leadership race: how Remainer MPs plan to block Government spending if Boris Johnson tries to push no-deal Brexit
27/06/2019
Four Government departments would be affected if the the amendment is approved.
'If the new prime minister announces a magical mystery tour towards a 31 October crash-out, I don't think that prime minister is going to survive very long'
Tories call on Boris Johnson to reopen Brexit deal claiming it leaves UK 'less safe and less secure'
18/02/2021
A group of Tories have called for Boris Johnson to reopen Brexit negotiations amid concerns his deal has left the UK 'less safe and less secure'.
Theresa May will be obliged to present MPs with a new Brexit plan within three days if her current proposal is voted down next week, after a procedural amendment to the plan’s progress through the Commons was passed amid chaotic scenes.
Theresa May seeks to bypass EU with Ireland treaty as No 10 labels MPs’ attempt to give parliament control ‘extremely concerning’
20/01/2019
Prime minister launches new plan to win backing for her deal as she prepares to update MPs on way forward
There's one thing that the two candidates locked in a bad-tempered battle to be Britain's next prime minister agree on: Brexit is nothing to do with any of the woes facing the UK right now. / The inconvenient truth, as the head of the port of Dover has confirmed, is that Brexit has indeed contributed to the chaos.
Dominic Grieve says Brexit must be "defining issue" of snap December general election.
Failure to establish key scrutiny committee is also criticised as ‘unprecedented underhand behaviour’.
Restart Brexit talks because UK is ‘less safe and less secure’, Tory group tells Boris Johnson
17/02/2021
Talks to rebuild security cooperation with the EU must restart now after the Brexit deal left the UK “less safe and less secure”, a Conservative group says.
Referendum campaigners urge supporters to focus on democratic outrage of Boris Johnson imposing no deal
11/08/2019
Focusing only on constitutional battles risks playing into Downing Street’s ‘frame that MPs are frustrating rather than protecting democracy’, strategy note says.
The pro-remain Conservative MP Dominic Grieve was given a reprieve from deselection by his local party on Friday – but was warned against continuing to campaign against Brexit.
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson will suspend Parliament for more than a month before Brexit, enraging opponents and raising the stakes in the country's most serious political crisis in decades.
Dominic Grieve, a leading Conservative opponent of Brexit, has predicted that up to a dozen ministers – including six from the cabinet – could resign if Britain leaves the EU without a deal.
Rebel MPs are working on a plan to thwart Boris Johnson pursuing a no-deal Brexit on 31 October that involves forcing parliament to sit through the autumn recess, amid growing outrage about the power and influence of his controversial aide, Dominic Cummings.
MPs are expected to launch a fresh attempt to block a future prime minister pushing a no-deal Brexit policy by threatening to cut off vital funds for government departments.
MPs order Boris Johnson to hand over government communications about parliament suspension and no-deal planning
09/09/2019
Boris Johnson's government has suffered another humiliating Commons defeat, as MPs ordered the release of internal communications between the prime minister's top advisers over the decision to suspend parliament.