Johnson government's proposals for Brexit - and, in particular, Northern Ireland and the Irish border.
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"a quick summary of the new deal, I explained to Al Jazeera today why it’s bad for jobs, bad for prosperity, bad for supply chains..."
17/10/2019
If anyone wants a quick summary of the new deal, I explained to Al Jazeera today why it’s bad for jobs, bad for prosperity, bad for supply chains, bad for rights and protections, bad for border disruption, and bad for the DUP. It’s a really bad deal.
"It's Parliament's fault, it's the opposition's fault, it's the Benn Act, it's Germany, it's Ireland"
08/10/2019
Labour's Keir Starmer says No 10 briefing shows PM "never takes responsibility for his own actions", accusing him of a "reckless blame game" with the EU.
Northern Ireland committee members criticise Julian Smith over plans to require paperwork to move goods.
'Don't be conned': Boris Johnson's Brexit deal is 'meaningless' on workers' rights, union chief warns
22/10/2019
'We still have no legally binding guarantee that UK rights will keep pace with EU minimum standards'
'No Labour MP could support such a reckless deal': Opposition parties unite against Boris Johnson's Brexit plan
03/10/2019
Jeremy Corbyn insisted there is nothing new in the plans sent to Brussels this week.
'Not fit for purpose': Ireland says it 'cannot possibly' support Boris Johnson's Brexit plan
03/10/2019
Ireland's deputy prime minister has said his country "cannot possibly" support Boris Johnson's Brexit plan, and encouraged the UK to come back with something "fit for purpose".
'UK Government has not conducted an economic impact assessment on the effect of the Brexit deal on Holyhead Port.' - Delyth Jewell AC/AM
24/10/2019
Michael Gove just confirmed to me at @SeneddEAAL that the UK Government has not conducted an economic impact assessment on the effect of the Brexit deal on Holyhead Port. This did not stop him from claiming that the deal would leave Holyhead in "a stronger position than ever".
7 horrors in Johnson’s Brexit bill
22/10/2019
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.
A Leaked Tory Memo Ordered MPs To Call The EU "Crazy" If It Rejects Boris Johnson's Brexit Proposals
02/10/2019
Boris Johnson's senior aides have ordered Conservative MPs to call the European Union "crazy" if it rejects the Brexit proposals tabled by the UK on Wednesday, an internal memo leaked to BuzzFeed News reveals.
Arlene Foster turns on Boris Johnson, saying she will never take him at his word again: 'Once bitten, twice shy'
09/12/2019
DUP leader says customs officials told her there would have to be checks at Irish Sea, contrary to Boris Johnson's promises.
Bonnie Greer becomes national hero in Ireland after impassioned Brexit plan rebuke on Question Time: ‘Can we get her an Irish passport?’
05/10/2019
American novelist Bonnie Greer has spoken of her amazement at the positive response to her defence of Ireland in a BBC Question Time debate on Brexit.
Brexit secretary suggests PM will send letter to Brussels in absence of agreement.
UK PM announces ‘great deal that takes back control’ despite refusal of DUP to back agreement.
After days of intensive negotiations, the Prime Minister said he had reached a 'great' new deal with EU leaders.
Boris Johnson Brexit deal to cause price hikes and shortages of fresh fruit and vegetables, retail chiefs warn
11/02/2020
'This is going to hit us in January....customers are really going to see the problems on supermarket shelves'
PM repeats discredited claim "there will be no checks" between NI and GB.
Boris Johnson government admits for first time PM will asks for Article 50 extension if deal fails
16/10/2019
Prime minister famously said he would ‘rather be dead in a ditch’ – but Brexit secretary now admits he ‘will comply’ with the law.
Boris Johnson government will not carry out any economic impact assessment of his Brexit deal, officials admit
19/11/2019
Protest that 'public is being kept in the dark' over expected economic hit of up to £130bn.
Boris Johnson is flogging a dodgy Brexit deal. No wonder he doesn't want you to look under the bonnet
22/10/2019
Boris Johnson's Brexit Bill has major consequences for the UK and our future prosperity. MPs would be failing in their duty if they did not scrutinise it line-by-line.
Prime Minister will not abide by political declaration following new election mandate.
Boris Johnson says single market access after Brexit is ‘great deal’ for Northern Ireland
08/11/2019
Critics ask why PM wants to drag the UK out of the EU if the terms of its membership are so beneficial.
Boris Johnson has said he will give MPs more time to debate his Brexit deal, but only if they agree to a 12 December general election.
Brexit secretary says PM will obey the Benn Act if no deal is reached by the deadline.
Boris Johnson's #Brexit deal would require checks on goods travelling from Britain to Northern Ireland [1 min]
09/12/2019
Boris Johnson's #Brexit deal would require checks on goods travelling from Britain to Northern Ireland, with much more limited checks in the other direction, says Ireland's Deputy PM @simoncoveney.
Glimmers of a potential Brexit deal have sparked dissent among Boris Johnson's allies, as the EU signals it may be open to another extension.
Boris Johnson's Brexit bill one step away from being finalised after completing passage through parliament
22/01/2020
Hard-fought EU withdrawal legislation now needs only Royal Assent to become law, clearing path for Brexit on 31 January.
Peers expected to attempt to amend bill as it passes through Lords.
Theresa May’s former chief of staff attacked Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal as being “bad for our Union and for our economy” in the House of Lords.
The report estimated the PM's deal would be worse for the economy than continuing with the current indecision and uncertainty
Prime Minister loses crucial vote on programme motion that would have paved the way to leave the EU by October 31.
Prime minister's proposal worse for economy than Theresa May's deal, analysis says.
The European Union is "open but not convinced" by the UK PM's new proposals for a Brexit deal with the EU, the president of the European Council says.
Conservative manifesto plans mean continued Brexit uncertainty and risk no-deal crash-out at end of 2020, says thinktank.
Boris Johnson's government admits it has no plans to carry out an economic assessment of his Brexit deal
19/11/2019
Boris Johnson's government is accused of an "utterly staggering and a complete dereliction of duty" after admitting that it has no plans to carry out an assessment of the economic impact of the prime minister's Brexit deal.
According to our study, the deal now being discussed would reduce per capita GDP by 6.4%, as opposed to 4.9%
UK proposals "do not match even remotely" Northern Irish backstop plan, says steering group.
Boris Johnson’s Brexit policy risks no-deal crash-out next year that will trigger a recession and return to austerity, expert IFS analysis indicates
28/11/2019
Institute for Fiscal Studies says it is 'plausible' to expect a £50 billion boost to UK economy if Brexit is cancelled.
North’s economy will be closer to Republic’s in terms of rules, regulations and practices.
Prime minister under pressure as Commons coalition attempts to force closer relationship with EU after Brexit.
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?
Brexit could cost the UK up to 30 times more than it will gain back from striking a Trump trade deal
02/03/2020
Brexit could cost the UK economy up to 30 times as much as the country hopes to gain back from securing a new trade deal with US President Donald Trump, official figures suggest.
MPs set for Saturday vote on Boris Johnson's agreement.
Brexit deal complex, bureaucratic and leaving more questions than answers, say Northern Ireland farmers
18/10/2019
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has said Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal is “complex and bureaucratic” in its first assessment of the plans.
Brexit deal means ‘£70bn hit to UK by 2029'
30/10/2019
Boris Johnson's Brexit deal will leave the UK £70bn worse off than if it had remained in the EU, a study by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has found.
Finnish prime minister who chairs EU council says ‘no practical or legal’ way to get a deal before meeting.
Brexit explainer: What is in the new deal?
17/10/2019
EU and UK negotiators reach a new Brexit agreement that would avoid a hard border.
German chancellor tells EU leaders UK should be offered extension if it is requested.
When the main players are saying very little, there's probably a lot going on behind closed doors. / Behind the closed doors in Liverpool the Taoiseach and the UK PM brought Brexit talks from 'Help!' to 'Imagine', with observers wondering who the Revolver is.
Brexit Republic - Withdrawal Deal 2.0
18/10/2019
The backstop is dead, long live a new solution for the island of Ireland. Tony Connelly, Sean Whelan and Colm Ó Mongáin will bring you through how the deal was done, and depending on when you're listening to this, what are the chances of, to quote Boris Johnson, Getting Brexit Done and getting it through the House of Commons.
Sources from both sides confirm that no further negotiations are scheduled.
Brexit vote results: full list of the 19 Labour MPs who voted for Boris Johnson's Withdrawal Agreement last night
23/10/2019
The Labour MPs broke a three-line whip to oppose the motion.
The Brexit Party leader seems to back the Benn Act after Jean-Claude Juncker suggested there would be no extension to the leaving date.
CakeWatch - Episode 63: Honey Badger
22/10/2019
Boris Johnson, his so-called new deal, and the wholesale attack on citizens' rights. For light relief we join four Remainers Now standing in the rain outside the European Commission's headquarters and hear from them why they've made the journey to Brussels and what they want to achieve here. This podcast was brought to you by a large gin and tonic.
Chancellor refuses to publish analysis of economic damage from Boris Johnson's deal before MPs vote
18/10/2019
Treasury committee head suggests it means ‘existing analysis stands’ – of a £130bn hit from loss of frictionless trade with EU.
George Osborne also waded into the row after his newspaper, the Evening Standard, ran a story accusing the Tories of misleading the public.
Customs Union: what Brexit amendment means for Boris Johnson's deal – and how it's different to the single market
21/10/2019
MPs will soon table amendments to the Brexit legislation and Labour said it wants to include plans for a customs union arrangement.
Dutch MP Anne Mulder - Boris Johnson has “a credibility issue" and warns that “the UK is underestimating" the EU
07/10/2019
“He’s a little bit of an opportunistic person.”
Donald Tusk responds to claims by No 10 source that EU is willing to ‘torpedo the Good Friday agreement’.
Michel Barnier says 'we're not really in a position where we're able to find an agreement'.
Ireland’s Leo Varadkar says PM’s pledge of no hard border contradicts written proposal.
Sources say PM’s insistence on Ireland customs border means there is no basis for discussions
EU law expert, Professor Michael Dougan dissects Boris Johnson’s proposed deal to take the UK out of the EU if he is successful in the forthcoming General Election.
Emmanuel Macron among those welcoming agreement yet warning of hurdles ahead.
Donald Tusk says prime minister not acting in best interests of British public.
Donald Tusk indicates that extension would be granted to prevent a no-deal.
EU to send Boris Johnson back to MPs empty-handed if he does not agree to deal by midnight
15/10/2019
Michel Barnier tells EU ministers that British proposals so far aren't good enough.
Irish newspapers are resoundingly unimpressed with Boris Johnson's proposed Brexit deal and many commentators in Europe are similarly dismissive of it.
European Parliament could block Brexit deal over Boris Johnson's treatment of EU citizens, Guy Verhofstadt says
18/12/2019
Problems with Home Office settlement scheme have raised concerns.
A former UK ambassador to the EU has stated that the biggest crisis in the UK's attempts to leave the European Union is still a year away. / Sir Ivan Rogers, who was the senior civil servant dealing with Brexit after the EU referendum until his resignation in 2017, argued that the UK has been mired in a "political shambles" since the 2016 vote.
Fake news row as Tory chiefs claim Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal has already 'passed' Parliament
24/10/2019
Conservative chiefs sparked a fake news row today by claiming that Boris Johnson’s landmark Brexit deal had already “passed” Parliament.
MPs also protested that they were being asked to vote for a 'blind Brexit' because ministers had not published details of the impact.
General election 2019: Brexit Party candidates quit in protest at Nigel Farage's opposition to Brexit deal
05/11/2019
Around 20 Brexit Party candidates are believed to have pulled out in recent weeks.
British Prime Minister claimed over the weekend such checks would not be necessary.
Guy Verhofstadt says Boris Johnson's proposal for an alternative Brexit plan is 'not serious'
03/10/2019
The EU's Brexit Steering Group said it had 'grave concerns' about the proposals, which it said cannot be backed 'in their current form'.
Hardline Tories to back Boris Johnson's agreement to pave way for no-deal exit next year, one reveals
18/10/2019
John Baron accused of 'letting the cat out of the bag' - 24 hours before crunch vote.
Guardian analysis shows less than 5% of the original deal has been renegotiated. What has been removed from May’s deal and what has replaced it?
If you're only voting Tory because Boris Johnson got a Brexit deal, this is what you need to know now
11/12/2019
Johnson’s deal splits the UK into two: Northern Ireland will follow EU rules without a say on them, effectively becoming an EU colony. And as for Great Britain.... well, he hasn’t nailed anything down.
A sea border would mean checks at major ports in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, such as Holyhead, Liverpool, Belfast and Larne.
Speaker rules it would be ‘repetitive and disorderly’ for MPs to vote again on deal.
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.
This Treasury document sets out things that trade experts have been saying pretty clearly, but that the government has refused to accept.
DUP says deal will put a border down the Irish sea and threaten the union with Britain.
Johnson's 'no deal 2.0' virtue signalling
20/12/2019
"The first week of Johnson’s new administration has seen both speculation about, and the beginning of some answers to, how he intends to undertake Brexit. The outrageousness of that situation shouldn’t pass without comment."
EU gives go-ahead to weekend meetings after PM appears to backtrack on customs stance.
Boris Johnson was responding to SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford's call to respect the convention that UK legislation which affects Scotland should have Holyrood's consent.
The Withdrawal Agreement Bill is set to be the first time in the history of devolution that both Scotland and Wales refuse to give consent.
Leaked government documents 'confirm worst fears' about workers’ rights after Brexit, says Labour
26/10/2019
The Labour Party has hit out at leaked plans to diverge from EU workers' rights laws after Brexit.
Irish prime minister says he will study the plans further and consult with other EU leaders.
LOYALIST paramilitaries predict protests and civil disobedience campaigns if the British government seeks to align Northern Ireland customs arrangements with the Republic in any Brexit compromise.
French president’s insistence that UK should give way raises chances of talks imploding.
A leading group of MEPs responsible for UK-EU negotiations have "grave concerns" about Boris Johnson's new Brexit proposals.
Since the summer MPs have been formulating plans under Standing Order 24 to take control of parliament's timetable.
MPs will be asked back to Westminster on October 19 – the deadline day for Boris Johnson to agree a deal or ask for an extension.
MPs vote down bid to ram Brexit bill through Commons, throwing Boris Johnson's plans into chaos
22/10/2019
Commons refuses to accept tight timetable for EU exit blueprint to meet Halloween deadline.
Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Mia Jankowicz return to tackle another crazy week on Planet Brexit. / The team discuss Boris Johnson's conference speech and his plan to tempt the EU into a deal.
Richard Porritt and Steve Anglesey return to round up another bonkers week in Brexit. / The pair discuss the faltering talks and ask if anything can now be done to get a deal.
Decision by Northern Ireland’s MLAs will not affect UK’s departure from EU at end of month.
The Northern Ireland Assembly has passed a motion withholding consent for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
Firms in Northern Ireland will have to submit declaration forms for goods heading to the rest of the UK, under the government's Brexit deal.
Brexit Secretary admits businesses will need to fill out export declaration forms.
One thing Johnson’s victory doesn’t change: he’s still lying about Ireland - Fintan O'Toole
15/12/2019
His false claims about the withdrawal agreement reveal an utter lack of interest in Brexit’s consequences for Belfast and Dublin.
An analysis of the possible numbers suggests pessimism would be wise at this stage and it will come down to the finest of margins.
PM's Brexit plan will never have consent of Scotland, says Ian Blackford – video [2 mins]
03/10/2019
The SNP leader in the House of Commons tells Boris Johnson his plans are unworkable, unacceptable and undeliverable. He says that if the Northern Ireland assembly can have a veto on the Brexit plans, Scotland should get one too.
Boris Johnson’s claims he will get Brexit done are “diplomatic amateurism” and his deal will be even harder to achieve than Theresa May’s, a former ambassador to the EU has warned.
Only 19 per cent of voters believe agreement is good deal – and more hold prime minister responsible for delay than Labour.
People would rather stop Brexit altogether than accept Boris Johnson's plan for Brexit, a new poll reveals.
Remainiacs Ep. 142: O, BUFFER WHERE ART THOU? Johnson’s border plans – plus WTO trade fun
04/10/2019
Government breaks its promise on no customs checks in the island of Ireland / Is Johnson throwing Ireland under the Boris Bus (again)? / Priti Patel decides that Britain is not a country but a Russell Group university. / What really makes Dominic Cummings tick? / Chris Southworth of the International Chamber of Commerce gives us the latest on those amazing WTO terms
Boris Johnson thinks he’s got a deal. Arlene Foster isn’t so sure. Nobody knows what’s in the deal – but some of the ERG think it’ll pass the Commons anyway. The Remainiacs team gather to work out what we know, what we don’t know… and what we think will be put before Parliament on Saturday.
The Vote. The March. The Deal and the Amendments. The balance of power. And the decision? As we steel ourselves for the biggest day in this whole struggle, Dorian Lynskey, Ros Taylor and Ian Dunt assemble to examine what’s on the table, how we got here and how we might get out of it.
We were expecting a funeral march. Instead we got a victory procession – of sorts. After the big march and the even bigger vote, heroic Best For Britain march organiser Naomi Smith and truly knackered journo Ian Dunt join Andrew Harrison in an echoey Portcullis House to work out exactly what happened, and what happens next.
Leaked papers obtained by the Guardian show extent of fundamental objections Brussels has raised.
Scotland's highest civil court has begun considering a legal bid to stop the UK government from passing its proposed EU withdrawal agreement.
It will recommend Holyrood does not consent to the UK Government's Withdrawal Agreement Bill.
MSPs voted to reject the UK Bill by votes to 92 votes to 29.
Senior Tories insist Brexit deal would not scupper US trade agreement after shock Trump intervention
01/11/2019
'We can’t make a trade deal with the UK,' says US president.
Peers back three amendments including right of EU citizens to physical proof of right to stay in UK.
A formal division was not required as there were no dissenting votes.
The Stormont assembly has joined the Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly in rejecting Boris Johnson's Brexit deal.
The First Minister has confirmed SNP MPs will vote against the new UK-EU withdrawal agreement.
DUP raises doubts on customs union, while Labour says it will whip MPs to support a second referendum.
We examine the impact of the Brexit plans under discussion between the EU and UK.
The Briefing - Room Brexit: a pivotal week? [28 mins, expert commentary on Johnson's deal]
24/10/2019
David Aaronovitch is joined by: Jill Rutter - Senior Research Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe; Rob Ford - Professor of Politics, University of Manchester; Sam Lowe - Senior research fellow, Centre for European Reform; Alison Young - Professor of Public Law, University of Cambridge; Sam McBride - Political editor at The Belfast News Letter
Section 55 of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 states that: "It shall be unlawful for Her Majesty’s Government to enter into arrangements under which Northern Ireland forms part of a separate customs territory to Great Britain."
What are the legal consequences of leaving the EU for the UK? Those consequences are manifold, but some of the key aspects are set out in the Withdrawal Agreement Act (the ‘new Act’), which Parliament passed in January.
The Treasury will not carry out any further analysis of the economic impact of the Brexit trade deal Boris Johnson agrees with the EU or the impact of negotiations collapsing, Rishi Sunak has said.
Tusk ‘fully behind Ireland’ as MEPs reject UK Brexit proposals.
Britain will be on course for more distant economic ties with the European Union, making the country poorer, if Prime Minister Boris Johnson wins parliamentary backing for the Brexit deal he clinched with Brussels on Thursday.
The UK has indicated it could "clarify" its new Brexit offer after the EU called for "fundamental changes".
Boris Johnson’s agreement estimated to cost 6.7% of expected GDP rise over 15 years.
Here’s everything you need to know about the legal framework for the PM’s proposed Brexit deal.
What the leaders of EU countries think about Boris Johnson's proposals for the Irish Border
07/10/2019
None of the EU27 have expressed support, but not all have actually shared their opinions on the new proposals.
Open Europe's Stephen Booth, David Shiels and Dominic Walsh examine the revised Withdrawal Agreement
The chances of an agreement being finalised at the Brussels summit of EU leaders on Thursday and Friday are looking faint.
‘Not even remotely acceptable’: European parliament says it will veto Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan
03/10/2019
Parliament Brexit chief says proposal is ‘mainly a repackaging of the bad ideas that have already been floated in the past’.
‘We need more realism’: Boris Johnson’s EU diplomatic offensive fails as UK told to rewrite Brexit plans
07/10/2019
A British attempt to bypass Brussels for EU capitals fails once again.
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