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Lots of requests for a step-by-step explanation of Johnson's plans to breach Protocol on Irish border. / No problem. And by the end, you'll understand why this man is totally unfit to hold public office.
A few pages of the UK's government assessment, "Operation Yellowhammer" offers a rare glimpse at what a no-deal Brexit looks like.
Since the start of this year, the project has been relentlessly criticised by politicians and the press over everything from its name to disputed audience figures.
Last night the Prime Minister published 115 pages of turgid text he wants MPs to agree in three days. We’ve waded through as much of it as we can – and identified some horrors. But we won’t have caught them all.
The EU has proposed to the UK that the EEAS will open an office in Belfast, in recognition of Northern Ireland’s unique position, but this proposal has reportedly been rejected by Whitehall.
Article 16 of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland seems to be fated to become one of those legal provisions known by their number alone, like Article 50 or Section 28.
The renewed tension in Northern Ireland could have far-reaching implications for the future of the United Kingdom - and post-Brexit relations with the EU.
Our Future Our Choice co-founder Femi Oluwole clashed with Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley after the journalist continually challenged the fact that membership to the Customs Union is not the same as membership to the European Union.
Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union establishes how a country can join the EU.
"mutual recognition of safety certificates and licences between the UK and European systems comes to an end on 31 December unless an agreement on aviation safety regulation is negotiated by then."
But why has the Irish border remained a major sticking point in the Brexit negotiations?
With MPs meeting on a Saturday for the first time since the Falklands conflict, how will the day unfold and what does it all mean?
"Theresa May’s statement that we won’t be trying to stay in bits of the EU means that, in principle, we shall also be leaving more than 40 EU agencies (including some located in Britain) which perform tasks on behalf of all member states, including us, over a wide range of policy areas." [BrexitDB.com note (2019): in the case of the EMA and EBA *were* located in Britain; they have now left.]
Identity has always been an issue in Northern Ireland that requires delicate handling. The 1998 Good Friday Agreement helped to smooth things over, by giving people the opportunity to identify as British, Irish or both. But Brexit makes that much more complicated again.
UK dentistry is affected by the UK's membership of the EU, and by the decision to leave, in a wide number of ways. We outline the main areas where Brexit is likely to have an impact on dentistry and outline the BDA's policy position on Brexit.
What is the single market and why does it matter in talks about Brexit?
The BMA has published a series of briefings, which outline our policy positions on a range of key issues relating to the impact of Brexit on the UK healthcare system.
rish government figures come days after M&S says it is scrapping 800 lines due to ‘excessive paperwork’
The UK agreed to make a series of payments to the EU, as part of the deal when it left in January, often called the divorce bill.
Northern Ireland is the smallest nation in the UK, but the border with the Republic of Ireland could become one of the biggest parts of the Brexit negotiations. So why is the Irish border so important?
Donald Tusk has warned a no-deal Brexit is‘more likely than ever.’ But if it happens it could be chaotic.