Tory ERG are 'playing with Brexit fire' over proposed amends to Rwanda migration bill, warns former party chairman
12/12/2023
Speaking on LBC's Tonight with Andrew Marr, David Davis said the European Research Group (ERG), and those on the right of the Tory Party, who want to undermine the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) are "playing with Brexit fire" and risk "destroying Brexit" over proposed amends to the Rwanda immigration Bill.
Giant Brexit Inland Border Facility off M20 at Sevington, near Ashford, sitting empty, drone pictures reveal
25/01/2023
Drone pictures reveal how a giant Brexit border control site off the M20 near Ashford is now sitting empty.
A 23-mile stretch of the M20 is closed amid HMRC technical problems and a ferry shortage.
PM opens debate in parliament, with vote after 4pm expected to be tight. / The government is also under pressure from a group of philanthropists, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, who said over the weekend that they would provide £93.5m emergency funding to cover some of the UK aid cuts.
Warning of ‘catastrophic’ no-deal Brexit impact on farmers, as minister suggests tariffs on agriculture will not be manageable
06/12/2020
NFU warns of ‘savage’ consequences of failure to secure free trade agreement with EU.
First time ministers have admitted police will enforce need for ‘Kent access permit’.
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.
Former prime ministers urge MPs to reject legislation, saying it endangers Irish peace process.
A 27-acre site is being built to handle trucks amid fears that new trade rules will slow freight movement. It has been nicknamed the “Farage Garage” after the pro-Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage.
Thousands of lorries may have to queue to get into Europe after December 31
New border checks in Kent and elsewhere reverse 47 years of removal of trade barriers.
Fears over Brexit customs clearance centre in Ashford after government snaps up MOJO site near M20 Junction 10a
11/07/2020
A vast Brexit customs clearance centre catering for thousands of lorries on the outskirts of Ashford will result in huge disruption, fears the town's MP.
A post-Brexit customs centre for up to 10,000 lorries has been earmarked for a 27-acre site in Kent, in a plan the local MP says came "out of the blue".
Tory MP says Brexit plans are 'unfair' to his constituents, even though 60% of them voted for it
13/07/2020
Tory MP Damian Green just tried to claim that building a Brexit customs centre in his constituency is "unfair" to local residents, even though they voted to leave the EU.
One Nation leader Damian Green says PM ‘looked him in the eye’ as he said party will not endorse no deal.
Tory MPs threaten mass walk-out if No 10 forces party to back no-deal at general election
09/10/2019
Damian Green tells prime minister the stance would be 'unacceptable' to dozens of members of the 'One Nation' group