"We've thrown away 50 trade deals (totalling 70 countries). That sort of thing is what makes us prosperous, greatest in world"

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.

Former Conservatives Prime Minister, Sir John Major, did not mince his words about #Brexit at a Westminster committee meeting this time last year. / He said that leaving the European Union has been “a colossal mistake.” / We should be back in the #EU, he said, to keep Britain safe. / “There are three great power blocs in the world today,” he said. “The United Kingdom is not one of them.”

Suspending parliament to allow no-deal Brexit unconstitutional, says ex-PM.

Former PM strongly critical of Boris Johnson’s internal market bill as Lords reject it

Former prime ministers urge MPs to reject legislation, saying it endangers Irish peace process.

Boris Johnson is facing a growing rebellion among senior Conservatives over his controversial Internal Market Bill - while former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Sir John Major urged MPs to reject it, saying it risked putting the Irish peace process, trade negotiations and the UK's integrity at peril.

Ex-Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Sir John Major have urged MPs to reject the "shameful" attempt to override parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.

Johnson’s administration made promises over Northern Ireland deal it knew were unworkable, former PM tells MPs.

Former prime minister Sir John said the move would damage relations with the European Union and United States and could further destabilise Northern Ireland.

PM risks major confrontation with Joe Biden by persevering with internal market bill.

The Tory commitment to self-imposed isolation – and the loss of influence involved in being impacted by Europe’s decisions and yet not shaping them – makes even less strategic sense now than in back in the party’s pro-European days.

Molotov cocktails and barricades have returned to Northern Ireland. The conflict there is 4 centuries old. But Brexit is the new reason why the situation has reached the boiling point in what had been an era of peace.

The man who used to run the WTO says the EU single market, set up by Margaret Thatcher, is ‘the top league’.

Former prime minister Sir John Major has told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Britain made a “colossal mistake” when it left the European Union. / Sir John said while he is not a “significant Europhile”, he believes the UK was stronger in the EU.

Lord Heseltine said it is time to stop ‘hiding from the damage’ caused by Brexit. / Lord Heseltine has called for Britain to “recreate our position at the centre of Europe” after the failure of Brexit.

Ex-PM says UK was stronger in the EU – as Jeremy Hunt challenged to admit Britain ‘poorer’ after Brexit.

Dogmatic obsession means that Johnson won’t lift a finger to help Northern Ireland.

European Parliament’s former Brexit chief takes aim at departing aide.

A former Tory Prime Minister is set to join an election rally aimed at preventing Boris Johnson from winning a Commons majority.

Former attorney general lashes out as Tory rebellion gathers pace.

Downing Street says it is prepared to overturn any changes to the legislation.

The government believe it is possible to circumvent parliamentary legislation requiring them to delay Britain’s departure from the EU by invoking European law, City A.M. understands.

First poll would be on principle of independence - with second ‘yes’ vote on outcome of negotiations required before Union is broken up.

It will “take a decade” to resolve the crisis inflicted on Ireland by Brexit and the border checks created in the Irish Sea, David Davis has suggested.

In his first public speech since the EU referendum, Sir John Major outlined the realities that he believes both Britain and Europe face in the future at Chatham House.

The former prime minister accused hardline leave campaigners of ‘shouting down anyone with an opposing view’.

Former PM calls for ‘a little more charm, and a lot less cheap rhetoric’ and says public have been given unrealistic expectations.

Both main parties are being ‘manipulated by fringe opinion’ says former prime minister as he condemns ‘extreme’ Tory MPs’ ‘intransigence’.

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.

John Major demolishes the “dishonest” Leave Campaign for "misleading the public".

Former British prime minister Sir John Major spent much of the time he was in power negotiating with Brussels. A campaigner for the UK to remain in the EU, he talks to FT editor Lionel Barber about why he thinks the country should retain its membership.

Former Tory prime minister backs second referendum as Theresa May warns of ‘catastrophic breach of trust in our democracy’ if MPs vote against her deal

Former Prime Minister Sir John Major has said that triggering Article 16 and suspending parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol would be "colossally stupid".

The former prime minister warned that “complacency” and “nostalgia” are the routes to a national decline and that the UK’s global influence has relied upon history, fortified by membership of the EU and close ties to the US.

Brexit may be "even more brutal than expected" due to the UK's negotiating "failures", Sir John Major has said. / "This action is unprecedented in all our history - and for good reason. It has damaged our reputation around the world."

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.

European Commssion demands urgent meeting, as John Major warns of risk to UK’s reputation.

PM on collision course with Joe Biden and EU if he pushes ahead with "lamentable" proposals.

Former prime minister Sir John Major said the dangerous move would be ‘silly politics’ to placate ‘extreme Brexiteers’.

What the former Prime Minister warned BEFORE the referendum.

Former prime minister Sir John Major has told the BBC he would seek a judicial review in the courts if the new prime minister tried to suspend Parliament to deliver a no-deal Brexit.

The former prime minister made to the warning to Boris Johnston as talks between the EU and UK continue.

There should be no expectation that the Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations will lead to a "perfect" solution, a former prime minister has warned.

I for one would be prepared to go and seek judicial review to prevent Parliament being bypassed'

He said the Prime Minister could use a so-called "Order of Council" to avoid implementing the legislation until after 31 October.

"Our hefty international influence rested on our history and reputation, buttressed by our membership of the European Union and our close alliance with the United States. Suddenly, we are no longer an irreplaceable bridge between Europe and America. We are now less relevant to them both."

Boris Johnson’s Trumpian remarks on the “deep state” will almost certainly have a destructive effect on British democracy.

In a joint appearance at Ulster University on Thursday, former prime ministers Tony Blair and John Major speak about the risks of voting to leave the EU. Major says a Brexit vote would mean a second Scottish independence referendum. Blair says it would also mean closing the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic

Former prime ministers stress impact of leave vote on Irish and Scottish relations with UK after referendum

Former PM brands mooted UK policy ‘absurd’.

Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said the UK government is behaving in an "extraordinary way" over Brexit.

Shortened trade talks will result in ‘flimsy’ deal, former British prime minister says

Ex-Conservative prime minister believes young people will overturn Brexit.

The former prime minister said that migrants are integral to "the way we live" before the referendum.

As with another self-inflicted economic injury in the 1920s, Britain is struggling under a burden that could be reversed.

'It is the first time in our long history that any British government has embraced a policy of self-harm, despite their own advisers warning that it will make our nation weaker – and our people poorer.'

Former Conservatives Prime Minister, Sir John Major, did not mince his words about Brexit at a Westminster committee meeting. / Speaking in February 2023, he asserted that leaving the European Union has been “a colossal mistake.”

Prime minister not being ‘straight’ about consequences of his Brexit protocol, says Labour leader.