Now the Conservative Party’s reputation for economic competence has cratered, Matthew Gwyther sees businesses getting increasingly politicised.

"I can see no reason why any prime minister in their right mind would ever take us out," says prime minister taking us out of the EU.

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.

"The law that P&O are allegedly relying on was introduced as a result of EU directives... He [Starmer] would have kept us unable to change it... He would have made it impossible to protect UK employees" (Johnson). / Ireland & Spain banned fire & rehire. Both are in the EU.

When he arrives October 17th, I ask that our European friends give Boris NOTHING and give the British people EVERYTHING! / Let's stop No-Deal, secure an extension and give the British people a #FinalSay

Die Zeit says the prime minister should resign while El País appeared to praise the judges.

Arrival of ‘clown who wanted to be king’ at No 10 is greeted with scepticism in Europe.

'After the Brexit deal was signed, Boris Johnson infamously claimed that there would be "no non-tariff barriers" on trade with the EU. It wasn’t true.'

He's never been a great fan of the French so perhaps it's no surprise that the verdict in France on Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson is a less than flattering one.

‘In defeat, some people become quiet and humble, but Boris Johnson is not known to be such a person’

The Prime Minister's poor post-Brexit trade deals show the desperation of a charlatan who sold the country a pup, writes Kevin Maguire.

The resignation of the UK's top Brexit negotiator could be the "beginning of a very rapid end" for Boris Johnson, a political journalist has told LBC.

PM dug into a corner by refusing to compromise on sovereignty but EU reached ‘pain threshold’

There is a stark disconnect between promises of prosperity and the grim post-Brexit reality for the UK fishing industry, according to fishing boat owner Mark Addison. "There's been issues with queues, passports, paperwork, groupage in lorries.... which is a big problem with fresh produce like fish." says Mr Addison, speaking from Peterhead in Scotland, Europe's largest whitefish market.

Leave supporters laughed off Brexit fears by comparing them to worries about the Millennium Bug. But now IT engineers have told comic Al Murray how disaster was only averted by years of hard work and planning - and compared that to the seeming absence of planning for Brexit.

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

There has been “greater friction” and “difficulties” over trade since Brexit, Health Secretary Steve Barclay has admitted, as he denied a report that the government is considering adopting a Swiss-style relationship with the EU.

‘Perhaps I am being a bit harsh, but it’s about time we became a bit harsh,’ says Frans Timmermans.

Ukraine's former president Petro Poroshenko has asked Boris Johnson to "please" not compare the UK's Brexit vote to his country's fight against Russia - after the Prime Minister appeared to do so over the weekend.

The threat of a no-deal Brexit remains on the table, Boris Johnson has suggested, as he confirmed preparations for an exit to WTO terms will continue if he wins the election.

“This is about the underpinnings of our democracy,” said one protester stood outside the Supreme Court waving a placard politely accusing Boris Johnson of misleading the Queen.

'We're going to be depriving ourselves of a lot of information that we will be spending the next few years trying to find out by other means'

Prominent global Putin critics say British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suppress a parliamentary report into Russian influence is more evidence that the British political system is rotten when it comes to cracking down on Russian oligarchs.

'It is the UK's responsibility to come forward with legally operational solutions' but 'such proposals have not yet been made' Brussels warns.

The reality of Brexit is starting to hit us all - and even those who voted to leave the EU are getting upset.

The leader of Plaid Cymru Adam Price calls on Labour to make the positive case for the single market and customs union.

What did Johnson say about Erasmus in January? / "The hon. Gentleman is talking through the back of his neck. There is no threat to the Erasmus scheme, and we will continue to participate in it. UK students will continue to be able to enjoy the benefits of exchanges ..."

Paul Routledge on the everyday nightmare that Brexit is fast becoming, and now with EU business decreasing sharply, what's next for the Tories - aka the Brexit Party?

The Tory peer was scathing in his criticism of the Foreign Secretary.

'We are as much spectators in this as you are,' security source tells The Independent, as government blocks publication of documents until after election.

Tánaiste says it is like saying ‘give me what I want or I’m going to burn the house down’.

Good Morning Britain host Susannah Reid had a heated exchange with Nigel Farage after the former UKIP leader claimed he could team up with Boris Johnson to 'defend their Brexit legacy'.

Former Tory MP Lord Stewart Jackson clashes with Ellie Mae O’Hagan from the Good Law Project after a Commons committee found the ex-PM deliberately misled parliament.

Powerful interview from Tony Blair. Should be watched by everyone. Whatever your views about Brexit, we’ve all got to be honest about what’s involved. Boris Johnson is trying to con the British people.

In just 24 hours, UK PM Boris Johnson lost three parliamentary voters critical for his Brexit plan. MSNBC Brian Williams looks at where British officials will go from here.

Five years ago Wednesday, Britons voted in a referendum that was meant to bring certainty to the U.K.’s unsettled relationship with its European neighbors, but it most certainly did not

Saturday 20 February was the 50th day since Boris Johnson’s Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) came into effect. Anyone expecting it to settle all questions, or even most of the details, of how we will do business with the EU from now on will be mightily disappointed.

A majority of MLAs in the Stormont Assembly have signed a joint letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson stating their opposition to proposed legislation to amend the Northern Ireland Protocol.

ix years after the EU referendum, the United Kingdom is being forced to confront an inconvenient truth: Brexit is a process, not an event. It is emphatically not done. Only now are the consequences of the “oven-ready deal” of which Boris Johnson boasted becoming clear.

Boris Johnson is poised to become prime minister thanks to a small, unrepresentative population of Brexiteer voters bent on destruction.

A transatlantic network of conservative think tanks accidentally published its secret plans to influence US-UK ... Documents outline plans to form an “unprecedented” coalition of hard-Brexit and libertarian think tanks, which will call for Britain to ditch strict EU safety standards – including rules on food and pharmaceuticals – in order to secure a sweeping US-UK trade deal.

Throughout the land people are sharing stories of why democracy is important to them. Together we can bring down Johnson and end this farce

Anyone in the EU who has endured Boris Johnson’s serial dishonesty would need a heart of stone not to gloat at his current difficulties. A prime minister who signed an international treaty thinking he could break it when it suited him was never likely to be a very effective enforcer of coronavirus restrictions with his team in 10 Downing Street.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has urged Boris Johnson, Britain’s incoming prime minister, to avoid a no-deal exit from the European Union.

"We will make the country ungovernable," say coalition of left-wing campaigners.

As Johnson and Gove back off their pledge to scrap VAT for fuel, EU structural funds are not being fully replaced.

A string of ministers opposed to a no-deal Brexit are expected to resign the government rather than wait to be sacked by the new PM.

Boris Johnson and his team have only 3 months before Brexit, "very little time" to make significant preparations for a no-deal scenario says Sumona Guha, Albright Stonebridge Group Vice President.

Far from being a committed hard Brexiteer, the foreign secretary actually had a long record as an MP and Mayor of London, of arguing for Britain to remain closely aligned with Europe.

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.

Andrew Marr has hit out at Boris Johnson for his "ludicrous and offensive" comparison between Ukraine and Brexit, and said it was a calculated comment to "get back to talking about Brexit" in anticipation of upcoming local elections.

The BBC's Andrew Neil has asked Conservative leadership hopeful Boris Johnson if he knows what is in one of the paragraphs of GATT 24. Mr Johnson said he didn't.

Downing Street adviser Andrew Sabisky has announced his resignation amid criticism for his past comments which suggested enforcing the uptake of contraception to stop unplanned pregnancies 'creating a permanent underclass'.

German leader signals trade compromise less likely as she hardens tone on no-deal Brexit.

Angela Merkel has warned Britons will have to “live with the consequences” of Boris Johnson rejecting Theresa May’s plan to continue close economic ties with Brussels after Brexit.

Ms Milton becomes second Tory minister to quit ahead of appointment of new PM.

A swift transatlantic FTA was repeatedly trumpeted by Leave campaigners, including Mr Johnson, as the biggest prize from Brexit.

Anti-Brexit campaigners have filed a legal challenge in the Scottish courts in an effort to compel Boris Johnson to seek an extension to article 50.

Campaign group Tell MAMA said it received 38 reports of anti-Muslim incidents in the week after the now-PM compared veiled women to 'letterboxes' and 'bank robbers'.

Northern Ireland’s first minister has paid the price for believing the promises of the hard Brexiteers.

DUP leader says customs officials told her there would have to be checks at Irish Sea, contrary to Boris Johnson's promises.

The moving vans have already started arriving at Downing Street, as Britain’s Conservative Party prepares to evict Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

It wasn't meant to be this way. From border delays to regulation and tariffs we were told would not exist Brexit is wreaking havoc on many businesses.

"Farage, Banks and Bannon. They are some of the well-known Bad Boys of Brexit. But there are many more. The Bad Boys of Brexit are an unholy alliance. They are global Money Men, small-state Regulation Burners and people with highly questionable Russian Connections, some of whom have undermined the very foundations of democracy."

Trade secretary Kemi Badenoch has taken a swipe at ex-PMs Boris Johnson and Liz Truss for setting public deadlines in trade negotiations.

Memoirs of negotiations show how Brussels lost trust in Downing Street team.

The BBC reportedly removed the offending remark from a documentary at the request of the Foreign Office

The Northern Ireland secretary was put in the hot seat on Monday when a BBC presenter asked him whether Brexit was “now actually done” after “eight years of uncertainty”.

Boris Johnson today successfully blocked a bid to prosecute him for claims made about a £350m "Brexit dividend" during the EU referendum.

JOE Biden will tell Boris Johnson not to let the row over Northern Ireland's Brexit arrangements put the Good Friday Agreement at risk when the pair meet today.

The US president is expected to tell Johnson to solve the Northern Ireland impasse in a pre-G7 meeting, reports suggest.

PM urged to recognise pursuit of no-deal Brexit would be regarded as serious error by US.

US president Joe Biden can “see through the spin and fog” from London on the Northern Ireland protocol and will urge the British government to implement the deal it agreed, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said on Wednesday.

'Too late' to strike a full agreement before December cliff-edge, study commissioned by ex-prime minister concludes - and Europe is staring down barrel of 'a deep recession'.

Prime minister personifies British hostility to international democratic norms.

In August 2018, Spanish authorities uncovered a plot by anti-Brexit campaigners to assassinate leading Brexiteer and now favourite to be Britain’s next prime minister, Boris Johnson. Or did they?

Boris Johnson challenged in parliamentary committee on his claims that the EU bans children from blowing up balloons and bans recycling of tea bags.

Those present consumed a whopping 117 bottles of Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs 2014, which is sold for around £65 a bottle. / In total, the bill came to an unbelievable £7,897!

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson was left looking even more baffled than usual when asked a crowd whether they thought Brexit was a good idea.

British government has broken its own solemn legal and political commitments.

Former PM in four-letter tirade against Sunak’s new Brexit deal.

It is no good offering people a ‘story to believe in’ if it ends in harm – but the Prime Minister does not know any other way, observes Jonathan Lis.

The former Prime Minister has been accused of stirring up trouble with the Democratic Unionist Party and Tory backbenchers as claims mount over a pact with Brussels to end the stalemate.

Sylvie Bermann, former French ambassador, puts PM’s handling of pandemic alongside Donald Trump’s.

THE SNP have slammed Boris Johnson for “betraying” Scottish farmers over plans to go ahead with a tariff-free trade deal with Australia.

Boris Johnson has come under fire for reportedly telling a virtual meeting of Conservative MPs that devolution had been a "disaster" in Scotland.

PM tells industry leaders anxious about stalled negotiations "rien ne vas plus", which means "no more bets" in the casino game.

Boris Johnson is planning to opt out of parts of the Human Rights Act, according to reports.

Prime minister on course to strike only 'barest of bare bone deals' by end of 2020, think tank concludes - and failing to be upfront about 'trade-offs'.

PM’s reported plan to persuade EU to reject request for article 50 extension would be illegal, says ex-supreme court judge.

EU sources say PM seemed taken aback when shown implications of his Brexit plan.

Brexit secretary suggests PM will send letter to Brussels in absence of agreement.

If PM fails to comply with anti-no deal act passed by parliament this week, he could face jail, legal experts warn.

Government documents submitted to Scotland's highest civil court plunge prime minister's pledge to deliver Brexit "do or die" by October 31 into doubt.

(NOTE: Each of the stories below is sourced from mainstream media, audio or video recordings. Please refer to the source listed for each quote or incident for full context.)

Pour l’Union européenne, l’accession de M. Johnson au poste de premier ministre équivaudrait à l’installation à Londres d’un Trump au petit pied se consacrant à la saboter.

Boris Johnson has accepted that the political impasse in Northern Ireland is a "direct consequence" of the Brexit deal he signed up to.

Ian Paisley accuses prime minister of insulting people’s intelligence after he describes post-Brexit disruption as “teething problems”.

A clip of Boris Johnson laying out the case for the union has backfired spectacularly after Twitter users pointed out the 'hypocrisy' of his argument.

Footage from recent Munich security conference shows Swedish MEP being applauded as she confronts Johnson.

Unnamed EU officials claim ‘penny dropped’ for PM during talks over future of Irish border. / Opponents of Brexit have accused Boris Johnson of being “out of his depth” after claims emerged of a “penny dropping moment” during his meeting with EU boss Jean-Claude Juncker earlier this week.

'Reckless' move puts UK at continued risk of no-deal crash-out at the end of 2020, former minister warns.

Boris Johnson has been accused of deceiving voters after insisting Britain would not pay an expected £50bn Brexit “divorce bill” unless the EU started trade talks. A senior EU source said the Foreign Secretary was hoodwinking the public about “the realities of Brexit” – insisting leaders were “united” in the view that the bill must be settled first.

Just hours before letter to Donald Tusk, one EU leader insisted withdrawal agreement ‘cannot be reopened’.

Boris Johnson has been accused of giving MPs contradictory promises on Brexit to win their votes, as one of his highly Eurosceptic backers warned that hardliners want to see him effectively tear up Theresa May’s deal with the EU.

Prime minister directly contradicts the Brexit secretary and NI secretary over post-Brexit checks.

'I believe the trade experts', says ex-treasury minister David Gauke - pointing to consensus rejecting claims of rapid new deal.

PM wants to keep dispute going until next general election, says former Northern Ireland secretary

Boris Johnson has been accused of wanting to “get Brexit done” while ignoring the important details in the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Prime minister called the claim ‘fake news’ - but leaked email to Foreign Office staff confirmed it.

‘He told a lie to the British public. Again he tells allies the UK word cannot be trusted,’ Labour MP alleges.

PM says agreement ‘does not go as far as we would like’ over sector’s access to EU markets.

Accusing rebel MPs and EU of ‘a terrible collaboration’, prime minister admits: ‘The longer that goes on, the more likely it is of course that we will be forced to leave with a no-deal Brexit’

Boris Johnson has renewed his vow to take Britain out of the EU with or without a deal on 31 October, but admitted that withdrawal without an agreement will hurt the UK in the short term.

PM says checks will exist on goods travelling through Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic.

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

'Get Ready For Brexit' ads "misleading" and "nothing more than a Conservative Party case", MPs claim in letter to top civil servant.

Former cabinet minister Amber Rudd says PM 'can't have it both ways'.

Labour immediately seizes on the appointment, saying: 'The public would be forgiven for coming to the conclusion that Johnson's friends can buy influence with the new administration'.

Boris Johnson greets Angela Merkel as protesters shout from the other side of the fence.

The prime minister has requested a further extension to the Article 50 negotiating period to 31 January 2020. / Boris Johnson has written to the EU requesting a three-month delay to Brexit - despite telling them he doesn't want one and vowing to press on with taking the UK out of the bloc on 31 October.

Boris Johnson could unveil legislation to override parts of the Brexit agreement he struck, tearing up the Northern Ireland Protocol which prevents a hard border with the Republic

Lucrative 'deal or no deal' pledge on Halloween departure charted course for the leadership contest - and slashed odds on a crash-out Brexit.

Tory report says DfID could be folded into Foreign Office and aid spending redefined.

Bid to break deadlock comes despite UK insisting ‘safety net’ was needed - whether talks succeeded or not.

Boris Johnson has admitted defeat over plans to get Big Ben to bong to mark the moment of Brexit later this month.

As day two of G7 summit got underway, Johnson was quizzed about his relationship with former US president Donald Trump and the Northern Ireland protocol which governs the movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

But Road Haulage Association says process described by prime minister simply ‘doesn’t exist’.

After initially claiming it did not join an EU scheme for ventilators because of Brexit, it now blames an ‘email error’ for missing the invitation.

Gillian Tett, U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about how the fight in British Parliament over the U.K. leaving the European Union has tied British politics in knots and challenged the system of democracy itself.

The move has been interpreted as a sign that Mr Johnson is toughening his stance on Brexit.

A new video by Peter Stefanovic rubbished Johnson's claim that the vaccine rollout's success was down to Brexit.

Boris Johnson has been accused of being a “bare-faced liar” after he claimed to have never mentioned Turkey during the EU referendum – even though he did.

Prime Minister speaking after his own brother walked out of government in protest at his position on EU.

BORIS Johnson said he would opt for the Union over Brexit when asked which he would choose when he was quizzed at a Tory Party hustings last night.

In swiftly deleted tweet, London-based politician says: ‘I just voted Conservative’. / Boris Johnson is facing widespread criticism after claiming to have voted Conservative in the local elections despite living in an area where they were not taking place.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson compared the plight of Ukraine with the Brexit vote, saying people's instincts are "to choose freedom every time".

Leaked details show officials have drawn up early feasibility studies for two bridges spanning the Irish Sea.

The new Duke of Edinburgh ‘national flagship’ would be tasked with boosting British trade overseas.

The scandals surrounding Boris Johnson hide the disaster that Brexit has created.

Nick Boles fears ruse is way to suspend parliament for general election – to be held after UK has crashed out of EU. / Boris Johnson is ready to “declare no confidence in himself” as a trick to thwart MPs and carry out a no-deal Brexit, a senior MP is warning.

Judge to decide whether to summon MP who said UK sends £350m each week to EU.

Discussions under way on plan to bring forward deadline for extension from current date of 19 October.

Jo Swinson says prime minister cannot be trusted to obey law that blocks a no-deal Brexit on October 31.

His criticism in 1995 chimed with No 10 misgivings over ownership of PM records, National Archives show.

Boris Johnson is demanding complete secrecy from the European Union as the Government dispatches its “take it or leave” Brexit blueprint to Brussels.

Boris Johnson never understood what his Withdrawal Agreement with the EU really meant, his former chief adviser has said.

Here's Boris Johnson disagreeing with Boris Johnson about everything to do with the #BrexitDeal. We've got to get better at spotting dangerous liars.

Brexiteers were rewarded in the list of Boris Johnson’s honours, which has been criticised for rewarding ‘cronies’.

Prime minister cancels appearance at the liaison committee at the last minute.

No 10 vowed that 'nothing will come before parliament but the bare minimum' - but has now retreated.

Boris Johnson was represented by an empty lectern during Channel 4′s Tory leadership contest on Sunday evening, after the frontrunner to succeed Theresa May refused to take part.

Sir Ivan Rogers condemns 'diplomatic amateurism' that will lead to hugely damaging trade deal – or a crash-out Brexit in a year. / Boris Johnson is deceiving voters by claiming he will “get Brexit done” quickly and hiding the “biggest crisis” yet to come, a former ambassador to the EU is warning.

Prime minister told that allowing in ‘food which would be illegal to produce here would not only be morally bankrupt, it would be the work of the insane’

The Prime Minister also compared Ukraine’s strength to British people’s willingness to voluntarily get vaccinated against Covid-19.

Dominic Cummings is accused of hostile briefings aimed at persuading the EU to block any delay to Brexit.

Union members join civil rights body Liberty in legal bid to stop PM breaching Benn act.

oris Johnson on Monday faced fresh calls to withdraw remarks which compared the UK’s vote for Brexit with Ukraine’s battle for freedom against Russia.

Anger grows before West Country byelection as farmers say they will be left poorer and unable to compete with foreign producers.

Boris Johnson has been warned he could trigger the “gravest” constitutional crisis since Charles I if he refused to resign after losing a vote of no confidence, as a prominent businesswoman threatened a judicial review.

Cabinet secretary urged to investigate whether film of new prime minister breaches strict rules on political neutrality.

Only four voters in 10 think prime minister will secure trade agreement with EU by December deadline.

Talks in jeopardy as no breakthrough emerges in meeting with Ursula von der Leyen.

‘He wasn’t being straight with the British public,’ says Keir Starmer.

PM ‘perfectly understood’ impact of Irish Sea checks, says Theresa May’s chief of staff – and the EU knows it.

The PM could be dragged to the court again for a dramatic, late-night session - to force him to obey the law.

Former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was in Washington DC, where he spoke at an event organised by the Georgetown University. At it he was challenged by a student over Brexit. Johnson showed typical indifference and engaged in falsehoods.

PM repeats discredited claim "there will be no checks" between NI and GB.

Boris Johnson has been warned he has just hours to respond to claims he lied about the UK sending £350,000,000 a week to Brussels – or face prosecution. The clock is ticking for the Vote Leave figurehead after a private prosecutor announced plans to take him to court over figures plastered over his big red bus.

Boris Johnson received a £10,000 donation from JCB three days before giving a Brexit speech at its headquarters.

The rousing music, red-white-and-blue colours and soaring camera angles of this clip seem awfully familiar

Prime minister famously said he would ‘rather be dead in a ditch’ – but Brexit secretary now admits he ‘will comply’ with the law.

Tommy Robinson among those celebrating prime minister's comments to 'traitor MPs' amid widespread condemnation.

Boris Johnson has caused "untold damage," according to Peterson Institute President Adam Posen. / "He's a prime minister who thinks he's a president," says Posen.

With just 10 days until the end of a tumultuous year, Johnson is mired in colliding crises, some of which are entirely of his own creation.

Boris Johnson has no intention of renegotiating the withdrawal agreement and a no-deal Brexit is his “central scenario”, European diplomats have been told, amid hardening evidence in Westminster that the government is expecting to crash out of the EU.

The prime minister wants to keep the issue that won him the last election alive until the next one, and so misrepresents Keir Starmer’s position as wanting to take the UK back into the EU.

Prime minister ‘fully aware’ of content of 1,246-page document, says spokesman.

“He knows that the verdict of history is about to come down on him — and bury him.”

Lord Heseltine, who wrote a report called Empowering English Cities in 2019, told Econ Film’s CoronaNomics show that the picture is “infinitely depressing”.

No.10 is adamant Boris Johnson will trigger an almighty political and constitutional crisis in a bid to ­stymie any Brexit extension.

Boris Johnson has hinted he may not support a proposed deal over the Northern Ireland protocol from Rishi Sunak, heaping pressure on the prime minister to revive a controversial bill that would unilaterally override parts of the Brexit treaty.

The ex-£140,000-a-year aide also admitted the government had been “swamped by the Brexit problem”, which he said the PM branded a “huge nightmare”.

Opposition parties told to prepare to use obscure device to oust prime minister if he ignores parliament.

I’ve been told the frontrunner’s offensive comments are in the past, that Britain has moved on. But his words do matter. In this climate, fighting for the respect of all ethnicities is more important than ever.

PM says he will respect ruling but insists new legislative programme still needed.

A new national flagship, the successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia, will promote British trade and industry around the world, Boris Johnson has said.

EU immigrants are the latest scapegoats in an election that demonises others to gloss over the Tory party’s own failure to create a prosperous and more equal society, writes Maike Bohn, co-founder of the3million.

We’re not weak, but when you have constant abuse every single day of your life … it’s bound to have an impact on what you do"

The Prime Minister’s reckless disregard for truth is starting to destroy trust among his own party and could soon be his downfall.

"It is deeply disturbing that Boris Johnson, a high priest of the Brexit movement, still doesn't seem to understand the most basic aspects of his project ..."

On the 21st anniversary of the Omagh bombing, the prime minister's brinkmanship over a no-deal Brexit manages to be both morally indefensible and utterly stupid.

At ten o’clock this morning Boris Johnson was supposed to have been appearing before the Liaison Committee of senior backbench MPs.

The Prime Minister has been directly contradicting senior ministers who admit there will be the need for checks on goods passing into GB.

Boris Johnson has laughed off claims that he's planning “planning to throw our farmers and crofters under the Brexit bus” over trade negotiations with Australia.

Lawyers trying to launch prosecution say MP falsely claimed UK sends EU £350m a week. / Boris Johnson lied and engaged in criminal conduct when he repeatedly claimed during the 2016 EU referendum that the UK sent £350m a week to Brussels, lawyers for a crowdfunded private prosecution of the MP have told a court.

2024: Boris Johnson says the UK had the fastest vaccine rollout because we left the EU / 2020: Dr June Raine (then CEO of the MHRA speaking at a Downing Street briefing) says the UK approved the vaccine rollout while under EU rules

Speaking at the Conservative party spring conference in Blackpool, the prime minister compared the struggle of the Ukrainian people for freedom to the instincts of Britons who voted for Brexit.

The Prime Minister, sounding for all the world as if the idea of the Northern Ireland border being a complicated thing had only just occurred to him, outlined a string of difficulties faced by people in the region since his "oven ready deal" came into force.

BORIS Johnson has been accused of having his “greedy eyes” on Scotland’s NHS after he appeared to threaten the Scottish Government’s powers over it yesterday.

The Prime Minister has come under criticism for comments where he appeared to compare the UK voting to leave the EU, and the Ukrainian fight against Russia.

Comedian MITCH BENN shares some other events that are, when you think about it, also just like Brexit...

Judge summonses MP to court after throwing out arguments that allegations are 'vexatious' attempt to undermine Brexit. / Boris Johnson is to go on trial for allegedly “lying and misleading the British public” about the consequences of Brexit.

Veteran backbencher says the prime minister's position would be "untenable".

Johnson and prominent members of his ruling Conservative Party have publicly called for the scrapping or radical overhaul of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Sacked Tory MP of 37 years Sir Nicholas Soames has torn into Boris Johnson in a scathing interview, declaring the country’s leader “nothing like” his grandfather Winston Churchill.

Prime minister refusing to pick after new president says UK must send a candidate.

A 2007 article by Boris Johnson has resurfaced in which he rails against the "arrogance" and "contempt" of Gordon Brown taking over from Tony Blair as prime minister without a general election.

The new foreign policy formula is simple, Trump tweets and the Tory leadership hopeful jumps.

Boris Johnson has been ordered to appear in court over claims he lied by saying the UK gave the EU £350m a week.

HuffPost UK learns that No.10 is keen to show that Brexit is 'done' within weeks, despite a year of crunch negotiations ahead.

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered ministers to slash one in five public service jobs to free up billions for tax cuts.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was attacked by political opponents past and present after comparing the Ukrainian army’s battle to fend off Russia with the Brexit campaign.

Prime minister Boris Johnson is planning to 'love-bomb' Scotland with a £5 million advertising campaign to attempt to save the union.

Boris Johnson is threatening to sabotage the EU to make it cave in on a Brexit deal – or reject MPs’ plan to stop the UK crashing out of the bloc.

Prime Minister will not abide by political declaration following new election mandate.

At the Covid-19 Inquiry, it was clear that British exceptionalism defined the former prime minister’s pandemic response.

However, when Johnson was editor of the Spectator magazine in 2004, he sparked outrage in one part of the UK, when he authorised the publication of an apparently satirical poem describing Scottish people as "a verminous race" who should be exterminated.

British negotiators in Brexit trade talks have rejected EU demands.

Any prospect of prime minister being invited to this week’s EU summit appears to have vanished – but Joe Biden will be there.

Prime minister declines to say whether the UK could reach the end of it transition out of the EU in December 2020 with no trade deal.

PM wishes he submitted pro-Remain column before referendum, according to Guto Harri.

Boris Johnson has formally rejected a call for a second independence referendum in Scotland, claiming such a vote would result in “political stagnation”.

No 10 explores bringing forward a bill – allowing a poll with a simple majority in Commons – despite dismissing identical Lib Dem-SNP plan as ‘gimmick’

Boris Johnson faced embarrassment last night after it emerged that he once mocked the “obsession” of women aid workers with ending female genital mutilation — days before he plans to parade his anti-FGM credentials.

Tory leadership frontrunner sparks fierce backlash after using Daily Telegraph column to argue that Northern Ireland border problems could be solved using the "spirit" of the Apollo 11 mission.

Boris Johnson is scrambling to avoid his big G7 Summit from sliding into a damage limitation exercise.

Boris Johnson once called for Scottish people to be blocked from becoming prime minister because "government by a Scot is just not conceivable."

Downing Street has said that Brexit will make it easier to tackle the issue of migrants trying to cross the English channel, but experts have warned it will be more difficult.

'Obviously if we can’t then we will have the very good option also of an Australian-style arrangement,' says PM.

Boris Johnson has suggested that members of the public could raise half a million pounds so Big Ben can bong to mark Brexit.

Critics ask why PM wants to drag the UK out of the EU if the terms of its membership are so beneficial.

After a question about Brexit, trade and the Irish border, Boris Johnson says there wouldn't be tariffs with the EU because the UK could rely on GATT 24 allowing tariff free trade. That's wrong - both sides need to agree a trade deal first.

Leaked documents show the prime minister's chief adviser emailed senior officials instructing them: "We must get this stuff finalised ASAP".

Move sparks fears PM will use European security as Brexit bargaining chip

Donald Tusk confirms letter has arrived – though reports suggest it was unsigned photocopy with a conflicting view in a second letter.

If the country isn’t ready for a hard Brexit, the public deserve to know before they’re launched into the abyss, Frances O'Grady and Sir Bob Kerslake write.

Tory leadership hopeful said it would be “absolutely folly” to rule out ‘proroguing’ parliament to force through a no-deal.

Boris Johnson recieved a frosty welcome as he arrived for talks with Luxembourg's prime minister, Xavier Bettel. A large group of protesters outside the gates of the Luxembourg Ministry of State loudly jeered as Johnson shook hands with Bettel, before breaking out into chants of 'tell the truth, stop the coup'.

In most instances, Brexit can prove itself to be quite a divisive subject, but when Boris Johnson decided to compare the 2016 vote to leave the European Union to the Ukrainians’ fight against the Russian invasion, it seems both leavers and remainers were united in calling out how “offensive” the comparison was.

The prime minister blackballed business groups from his keynote speech on the future of EU trade talks yesterday, accusing them of failing to prepare their members for the “reality” of post-Brexit Britain.

Prime minister asked about 2018 comments during appearance at Liaison Committee.

The former prime minister is expected to break cover only when it becomes clear whether or not he would be backed by a critical mass of allies.

Prime minister also refuses, seven times, to say how he will defy the law to avoid a Halloween crash-out – declining to rule out taking parliament to court.

PM uses conspiracy theorists’ phrase, as he claims Labour leader will overturn Brexit at ‘drop of a hat’.

“On Tuesday they’re going to come into Parliament … and then in the next week they are going to be prorogued, or suspended," NBC News reporter Matt McBradley said.

Boris Johnson is facing a backlash over his plans to fast-track visas for the world's leading scientists, as a Nobel laureate warned of turmoil for "many years" after a no-deal Brexit.

A minister and a former Conservative MP have asked the information watchdog to investigate whether Boris Johnson’s campaign to become party leader is breaching data protection laws.

Boris Johnson has told Tory MPs he will not compromise on his plan to break international law over Brexit despite signs of a significant backbench rebellion, sources told HuffPost UK.

A group of politicians are threatening legal action unless Boris Johnson orders an independent investigation into Russian interference in elections.

Boris Johnson has vowed to withhold Britain’s £39bn Brexit “divorce” payment until the EU agrees better terms for the UK to leave.

Rebel MPs have been told they could have the whip removed and would be banned from standing as Conservative candidates in the next election if they support a backbench effort to thwart a disorderly withdrawal from the EU.

Boris Johnson has said he would refuse to pay the promised £39bn to the EU unless it offers better terms on Brexit.

Democratic candidate had warned trade deal was dependent on respecting EU Brexit deal.

MP summonsed to face accusations relating to comments made in run-up to EU referendum. / Boris Johnson has been summoned to court to face accusations of misconduct in public office over comments made in the run-up to the EU referendum.

PM to table motion for early poll as he abandons ‘do or die’ pledge to leave EU by 31 October.

Prime minister and European Commission president to stage face-to-face talks - as EU deadline of Wednesday nears.

EU’s Michel Barnier writes to opposition leader repeating offer of two-year extension.

Luxembourg talks are not expected to deliver a breakthrough as the clock ticks down to 31 October.

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

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to table a motion in the House of Commons on Monday for a general election to be held on 12 December.

Cost expected to total £900,000.

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.

Boris Johnson has been dealt a humiliating double blow as MPs ordered him to delay Brexit while up to a million voters marched on parliament to demand a Final Say referendum.

Senior lawyers have warned Boris Johnson he would "open the door wide to mob rule" if he defies rebel legislation to stop a no-deal Brexit.

Labour said the PM had 'squandered' Unionists' trust as Northern Ireland Secretary admitted 'concerns' about the Brexit deal were among factors in the unrest.

Demands for prime minister to reveal if dangers listed in ‘no-deal readiness report’ last autumn are still real – and whether they have grown because of pandemic.

Boris Johnson has faced the wrath of social media for posting a video banging on about Brexit.

Would-be prime minister criticised for claiming ‘fear of Farage’ will force Brussels into climbdown – and for backing Irish border technology that does not exist.

The Vote Leave figurehead called on staff in the industry to back quitting the EU so power costs could be cut - and the Prime Minister is now under pressure to act.

English Defence League founder Stephen Yaxley-Lennon said "everyone should vote for Boris Johnson".

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.

Under current PM, government is not Conservative but English Nationalist, says Chris Patten.

EU migrants have been able to “treat the UK as if it’s part of their own country” for too long, Boris Johnson said yesterday as he reprised the core message of Vote Leave’s 2016 EU referendum campaign.

Boris Johnson has vowed to crash the UK out of the EU without a deal if necessary, just hours after Theresa May’s tear-stained resignation.

Ireland described the proposal as "worrying" and dismissed any suggestion that the country would align with the UK.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was urged to rein in his tax-cutting plans amid warnings that a no-deal Brexit could blow a 100 billion-pound ($123 billion) hole in the public finances and lift government debt to its highest for half a century.

"There is bipartisan consensus against blowing up the Good Friday agreement."

Brexit secretary says PM will obey the Benn Act if no deal is reached by the deadline.

Senior Government sources warned a key part of the Brexit agreement - which Boris Johnson signed with Brussels - relating to Northern Ireland is 'dead in the water'.

The PM insisted he would 'uphold the Constitution' and 'obey the law' - but he still insists Brexit will happen on Halloween with or without a deal.

‘We are better than this – or at least, we used to be’, says David Davis.

Source says Downing Street thought PM would not be able to be heard properly above protests.

Frontrunner to become PM could be hauled before judge over claims. / Boris Johnson could be summoned to court to face accusations ​of misconduct in public office over his infamous pledge to claw back £350m a week from Brussels for the NHS.

Boris Johnson ‘shredding trust’ with three breaches of international law, former top diplomat warns.

Prime minister intends to ‘change the scope of the royal prerogative and become a dictator’ campaigner Gina Miller suggests.

Boris Johnson has launched an appeal against the summons issued to him over allegations of misconduct in a public office, the businessman prosecuting him has announced.

Revelation comes after PM told Tory conference the UK was ‘coming out of the EU on 31 October, come what may’.

Defence review appears to breach Article 6 of nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

The Prime Minister has written to the EU demanding the 'backstop' is scrapped - but he got short shrift from Leo Varadkar

"We, your constituents, are horrified..." the letter begins.

Business groups have variously described a 22-minute call with the prime minister and the Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove as "terrible", "disappointing" and "more of a lecture".

In using Churchill to justify his Brexit campaign, Boris Johnson 'paints a barbarically simplified and ill-informed picture of what Churchill stood for'.

On the third anniversary of Brexit, Boris Johnson has attempted to paint the withdrawal from the EU as a major boost for the UK – but immediately faced pushback over a questionable claim.

TORY leadership contender Boris Johnson's plans for solving the vexed issue of the post-Brexit Irish border have been dismissed as "fantasy".

Lord Frost claimed he 'underestimated' the scale of problems in moving goods from Britain - while another minister said it's been 'more difficult than we anticipated'

Rising energy bills, higher prices and a critical shortage of workers leading to food and fuel supply constraints are threatening to stall Britain's recovery from the pandemic.

Boris Johnson’s claims about the prospects of rewriting the Brexit deal have been compared by the European parliament’s Brexit coordinator to the “false promises, pseudo-patriotism and foreigner-bashing” he is said to have used to win the EU referendum.

Philippa Whitford said civil servants had been distracted by Brexit in the year before the first coronavirus lockdown.

Tory leadership hopeful is wrong to suggest UK could have tariff-free trade with the EU following a no-deal Brexit, says international body’s chief.

New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s big tour of the U.K. saw him booed by EU supporters in Wales and heckled by nationalists in Scotland. Northern Ireland’s fractious parties then told him that his Brexit plans were reopening old wounds.

The PM’s greatest ‘untruth’ was about the Northern Irish border – the honest route now is to let voters choose where it should be

Chief negotiator sets out red lines for ‘basic agreement’ and says UK will have to agree to ‘level playing field’ if it wants access to European markets.

British farmers could get the chance to plant genetically modified crops as part of Boris Johnson's Brexit plans.

The Prime Minister has used the Tory conference to downplay the societal and economic impact already being felt around the UK by leaving the European Union.

The father of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is applying for French citizenship now that Britain has severed ties with the European Union.

Dominic Cummings described talks as a 'sham' leak claims.

THE Tory government has ruled "by diktat" at times during coronavirus and Brexit, with power shifting away from parliament, peers have warned.

Some of Boris Johnson's new neighbours aren't pleased the ex-prime minister has moved to their village, and they're taking their revenge by loudly flying the EU flag in their gardens.

IPSO ruled that the ex-foreign secretary had breached accuracy rules in his Telegraph column. / Boris Johnson has come under fire from the press regulator after he inaccurately claimed that a no-deal Brexit was the most popular scenario among voters.

Lord Heseltine has claimed that Boris Johnson has crossed 'the threshold of insanity' by vowing to 'squat' in Downing Street even if he is unseated by MPs. / According to the Sunday Times, Johnson will dare the Queen to sack him rather than resign as prime minister in an attempt to ensure Brexit happens on October 31st.

In an exclusive interview with Sky's Beth Rigby, Maros Sefcovic disputed the UK government's decision to unilaterally overhaul parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol - saying it was "very damaging" to relations with the EU.

From the man who brought us the garden bridge and water cannons

The PM has refused the Russia report’s call to investigate possible interference by Moscow in the 2016 EU referendum.

No 10 frontrunner wrote ‘pro-European letter’ to Tory peer’s widow a year before campaigning for leave.

Judges rule unanimously that PM’s decision to prorogue parliament can be examined by judges.

Footage published by the Observer shows Bannon claiming that he helped craft Johnson's resignation speech as FM.

Johnson denied any links with the far-right US figure last year.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has faced calls for his resignation over the holding of parties at Number 10 Downing Street during lockdown. Andrew Ryder argues the scandal runs much deeper than the work culture at the heart of government or Boris Johnson’s personal failings. It is emblematic of a decline in public standards that has sharply escalated since the Brexit referendum.

Boris Johnson, Britain's newly-crowned prime minister of the U.K., was born in New York City and only recently relinquished his American passport when the Internal Revenue Service chased him for unpaid taxes.

Former Brexit minister Steve Barclay is to become Boris Johnson’s chief of staff as the prime minister battles to save his premiership with further changes at No 10.

PM’s remarks come as Liz Truss insists it’s the role of business, not ministers, to resolve such problems.

Prominent Tory's falsehoods range from incorrect 14th century history to the EU banana police. / Boris Johnson’s flirtation with dishonesty has cost him at least three jobs and damaged his standing with the people of Liverpool and London.

The Prime Minister describes Britain’s institutions as “enemies of the people”, while pursuing a strategy that would leave the people impoverished, divided and ridiculed.

While Boris Johnson, the likely successor to British Prime Minister Theresa May, takes his country down a path of diminished trade, the European Union is negotiating one of the largest free-trade agreements in the world. One really has to wonder what the "buccaneering" Brexiteers have to complain about.

In historical terms, however, those transgressions will end up being little more than footnotes. Viewed from afar, Johnson’s greatest failing is liable to be what he hoped would be his glorious legacy: Brexit.

The car giant behind Vauxhall is looking for an off-ramp. Are these the ‘sunlit uplands’ we were promised?

From his days stoking anti-European Union sentiment with exaggerated newspaper stories, to his populist campaign leading Britain out of the bloc and reneging on the post-Brexit trade deal he signed, outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been the bane of Brussels for all so many years.

MPs are increasingly looking to review point of trade deal in 2025 to push for better terms.

EU Commissioner slams ‘cheap promises, simplified visions, blatantly incorrect statements’.

Talks likely to go well beyond summer, with stakes rising for British business.

An ally said he did not think the former prime minister really believed in leaving the European Union.

Even if the PM doesn’t break the law, his tactics place democracy under grave threat.

UK citizens fear ‘consequences’ of British government’s announcements after Brexit.

British proposal to involve Stormont assembly in backstop alternative knocked back by EU.

Top Tories say attempt to appease hardliners means coalition of support for his leadership bid will not survive the autumn

No, Brexit didn’t change the UK’s ability to authorise the Covid-19 vaccines earlier than the rest of the EU.

From the same people who brought you the 'watertight' plan to rescue Owen Paterson, their latest proposal will reignite the Brexit debate.

The passionate environmentalist served as MEP for Wight and Hampshire East between 1979 and 1984. / Boris Johnson might be one of the highest profile proponents for leaving the EU, but his father has other ideas. 78-year-old Stanley Johnson is a staunch Remainer who spent the 2016 EU referendum arguing against his famous son.

Not before time, Boris Johnson has resigned as leader of the UK’s Conservative Party. The Guardian reports that Johnson’s leadership “toppled under a wave of sleaze allegations and failure to tell the truth.” But his real scandal lies elsewhere — with Brexit.

Boris Johnson’s removal from Downing Street would be an opportunity to reconsider Brexit, Conservative grandee Michael Heseltine has said.

MPs must pass a no-confidence vote in the government and trigger a general election

Boris Johnson became prime minister having been sacked twice from other jobs for telling lies...

The Prime Minister and French President Emmanuel Macron can't stand each other, but the real damage is from Brexit.

British prime minister takes a pass at the Duchy after being smoked out by protesters.

Betrayed’ artists offered only clearer guidance on ‘the bureaucracy involved’ in performing in EU, The Independent learns – not a solution.

The prime minister’s announcement isn’t an extra boost, it’s the reversal of a broken promise.

Brussels unnerved by warlike rhetoric emanating from Westminster.

What are the Brexit proposals put forward - and why will they probably be rejected?

Boris Johnson apologised again over race issues today after he was accused of condoning an article that claimed black people have a lower IQ.

Boris Johnson’s promise that household gas bills will be cheaper after Brexit has turned out to be hot air following a record hike in the energy price cap.

Boris Johnson became prime minister on the promise that Brexit would bring prosperity and pride. Did it?

This is my last Brexit Briefing. / Because it is the last it is longer than usual. A long goodbye if you will. Over the past 5 years I have written 130 of them, following the twists and turns of the Brexit saga, as various UK actors came and went upon the stage, generally full of sound and fury, but often signifying little.

Britons must look at themselves calmly and honestly, recognizing the tough times that lie ahead and the changes needed to get the country back on track. Unfortunately, the country's political leaders remain unwilling to treat voters like grown-ups.

Rishi Sunak should admit ‘main factor’ behind problem so he can fix it, says Durham University study.

Study finds higher prices and reduced competitiveness due to EU withdrawal.

Since the EU Referendum proposed and led by former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, on the relationship with the EU, Britain has not experienced political stability. This headed to economic stagnation, inflation, high unemployment, frustration, and pessimism among British citizens about the future.

Foreign minister challenges Johnson’s claim about goods moving from Northern Ireland to Britain.

While the Prime Minister defies the law and insists Britain will leave the European Union on 31 October, his backers stand to make billions out of the disaster.

Exclusive: Britain is falling behind the bloc on almost every area of green regulation, analysis reveals.

The Brexit "divorce bill" negotiated by Boris Johnson is up to £5 billion higher than the UK government expected, according to "definitive" EU calculations.

But no matter how startled we were at the time, it turned out to be far worse than we feared. That’s not just because of the disruption, constitutional calamity, or countless personal tragedies it would entail. It was because of what it did to our politics.

The end of the holiday season heralds the return to centre stage of a number of burning Brexit-related issues this autumn.

Private equity veteran Guy Hands says Boris Johnson ‘threw the country and the NHS under the bus’.

As Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares to depart Downing Street, tossed from office by his own party, his legacy — the opening lines of his eventual obituary — will call him the man who “got Brexit done.” / So how is that going? What can be said about the post-Brexit Britain that Johnson is leaving behind?

Nigel Farage has opened the door to a pact with Boris Johnson to deliver a no-deal Brexit, in a move that will alarm moderate Conservatives.

Will Boris Johnson's gamble to cut off the DUP to cut a deal with the EU prove to have been the undoing of his promise to 'Get Brexit Done' by October 31st?

UK Prime Minister Theresa May's (war?) dance at the Tory Party conference; DUP leader Arlene Foster's "blood red lines"; Boris Johnson's "Chuck Chequers" speech and the Taoiseach's meetings in Brussels with Council President: How healthy are the prospects for a Brexit breakthrough ahead of the October 17th summit?

Theresa May narrowly avoided a critical defeat in parliament. / Boris Johnson resigned as foreign secretary, using his House of Commons speech to implore MPs to "save Brexit". / BrexitCentral's Hugh Bennett says that despite fury in the Tory ranks, Mrs May is still on course to deliver on her White Paper. / Aidan Flynn on 80% of Irish/EU exports going through the UK.

Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson leads the Tory pack by a distance - all done then? / RTÉ London Correspondent Fiona Mitchell, Europe Editor Tony Connelly and Deputy Foreign Editor look at what the race means for Brexit. Also - Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok on the border in Ireland if there's no deal.

Brexit Republic is back, to delve into the unprecedented convulsions wracking the British political system. In his first tangle with parliament, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suffered a sequence of embarrassing defeats.

Boris Johnson stands accused of lying to the Queen amid calls for him to go. John Bercow, one of the most colourful protagonists of the Brexit drama, is to quit as Speaker of the House of Commons.

The EU's long-held insistence on level playing field provisions continues. How does the UK see its commitments to the Irish Protocol and the Political Declaration and what impact will deviation have on its credibility in other trade talks?

Another Brexit deadline passes, another Brexit election begins. Who is in for the trick and who is in for the treat as the UK's political parties go door to door.

Boris Johnson's trip to the UN General Assembly is rudely interrupted by an historic Supreme Court ruling. But his blistering Commons' performance betrayed neither shame nor remorse. In the eye of the storm, and making sense of the upheaval, are RTÉ's Europe Editor in Brussels, Tony Connelly, and in Westminster, Sean Whelan.

Mr Raab goes to Washington, Mr Miliband goes to town on Mr Johnson in another busy, busy Brexit week. Europe Editor Tony Connelly, London Correspondent Seán Whelan and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin look at the continuing external waves being made by the Internal Market Bill and go-slow negotiations.

A leading writer on the economy explains why the underperformance of the stock market should shock and concern everyone.

The prime minister accused the EU of "abandoning" the talks as recently as Friday.

Britain’s chief negotiator, Sir David Frost, told a select committee hearing a decision will be made at 'leader level' next month.

Barnier says PM’s acceptance of need for ‘evolution clause’ as standards diverge has unlocked talks.

Prime minister accused of not being ‘honest’ with voters about downsides of his agreement - risking their anger later on.

Boris Johnson could withdraw the whip from Tory MPs who vote to block no-deal Brexit. But today the rebels faced him down - in a move that risks a historic split in the Conservative Party and the country.

As it has already been well documented that Brexit proved to be a political and economic disaster for all sections of our divided society, it should not come as a surprise to learn that it has also had a hugely negative impact on community relations.

Three years on, we are covered in the scars of what it has done to this country.

Michel Barnier’s bombshell private admission directly contradicts PM’s ‘get Brexit done’ slogan

There are good reasons to believe latest move is partly theatre, but there are hefty issues at stake.

Every negative consequence of Brexit for the UK and the clear advantage for the EU is alerting the British public to the realities of Boris Johnson’s deal. As investment slows and jobs go elsewhere there will only be one person to blame – Boris Johnson.

Figure of £40.8bn buried in EU’s 2020 accounts dismissed by UK as not reflecting amount it will pay.

A presentation on Boris Johnson and his Brexit stance which was allegedly broadcast to hundreds of digital noticeboards in primary schools has sparked outrage among parents and MPs.

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

Brexit always contained a lot of doublethink. One might go as far as saying Brexit was such an irrational act it could not have been imagined without doublethink and a few ‘alternative facts’.

The ruling Conservatives’ efforts to big up their paltry free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand took something of a comic turn this week, with the revelation that the UK Government was shipping signed copies of The Beano to the two countries.

Six years after the UK voted to leave the EU, and two years since we officially left the trading bloc, Brexit has reared its head yet again this week.

Boris Johnson was asked on the BBC's Andrew Marr show how "ordinary voters" in a place such as Leigh in Greater Manchester (which voted Conservative in the 2019 election) would benefit from Brexit.