CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to step up their fight to protect the NHS after a legal bid to prevent it being “on the table” in post-Brexit trade deals was voted down by Tory MPs.

Labour’s leader in the House of Lords, Angela Smith, is spearheading a cross-party bid to force the government to set up a powerful new committee to report by September on the risks of a no-deal Brexit.

Brexit party leader claims other candidates were offered seats in Lords in move that ‘borders on corruption’.

Trade negotiations on the future relationship between the UK and Europe have so far ignored architecture and other professional and business services, according to a report published by the House of Lords EU Services Sub-Committee.

‘The damage is to our standing in the world,’ says former chief justice Igor Judge.

‘This is clearly an attempt to make it harder for the public and parliament to ensure protections are not traded away’

Boris Johnson’s plans to tear up post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland have come under fierce attack from Washington, with senior congressmen on both sides of the US political divide warning the “irresponsible” move is a threat to peace in the province.

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

‘How can we reproach other countries if their behaviour becomes reprehensible when we ourselves have such scant regard for the treaties we sign up to’, former Tory leader says

Peers also voted to provide EU citizens with physical proof of their right to stay in UK.

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

MPs are expected to vote on Lord Dubs’s amendment to government’s flagship post-Brexit immigration bill on Monday

Peers expected to attempt to amend bill as it passes through Lords.

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

The Bill passed its third reading in the Commons and will now be considered by the House of Lords.

Warning that crisis will ‘get worse as businesses see that there is not much going on in UK-EU negotiations’.

Archbishops warn bill could ‘further undermine trust and goodwill’ among home nations.

Touring could become “prohibitively bureaucratic and expensive” for musicians and other performers based in the UK because of Brexit, a committee of peers has warned.

Continuing the letter to Jacob Rees-Mogg, reminding him – he seems to need reminding – of the many new opportunities created by Brexit.

Lord Neuberger condemns internal market bill for exempting some of its powers from legal challenge

House of lords says ‘significant challenges remain’ for the financial services sector.

Ministers discussed having weekend sittings in the Lords to ensure the deal can be passed by the end of the month.

5.2% GDP shortfall ‘mostly’ down to Britain’s exit from EU, according to top think tank.

Read the experience of one drummer who lost his job of 12 years due to the Brexit touring fiasco, after NME attended a hearing at the House Of Lords.

Former Labour MP calls on government to suspend Northern Ireland protocal in Brexit deal

Labour slams 'anti-democratic' filibuster as Eurosceptics try to run down the clock to PM's suspension of parliament next week.

British food businesses face ‘outright export bans’ and ‘structural’ barriers to trade with Europe thanks to bureaucracy linked with Brexit, according to the House of Lords EU Environment sub-committee.

Peers have backed a "regret" amendment by a majority of 226, condemning the contentious provisions and warning they "would undermine the rule of law and damage the reputation of the United Kingdom".

After another dramatic day in the House of Commons, what happens next?

Conservative Baroness Couttie said there is a lack of evidence to back up the government's claim that the EU is acting in bad faith.

President-elect says peace in Northern Ireland must not be casualty of Brexit.

The EU has again criticised the UK's decision not to give the EU ambassador to London full diplomatic status.

10th Report of Session 2016-17 - published 14 December 2016 - HL Paper 82

"The evidence we received makes very clear that the doctrine of acquired rights under public international law will provide little, if any, effective protection for former EU rights once the UK withdraws from the EU." - Conclusion to Ch. 6

Real-time access to EU police databases has not yet been agreed in the negotiations

‘People in Ghana are very angry. They do not understand why Britain is acting like a bully’

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

Government waves white flag on legislation to force PM to seek Brexit delay.

The EU Services Sub-Committee has today published its report, Beyond Brexit: trade in services, which examines the future UK-EU relationship on trade in services.

David Davis says he wants the Brexit Bill to pass with ‘no strings attached’.

Faced with opposition from the House of Lords, the government backtracks on plans for the biggest ever change to our laws. So, what now? / Few things illustrate the absurdity and irresponsibility of Brexit better than the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (REUL).

Peers criticise government plan as ‘not credible’ and warn of ‘huge cliff edge’ facing businesses reliant on chemicals.

The government has suffered defeats in the House of Lords over plans to scrap certain EU laws by the end of the year. / Peers backed an amendment which would give Parliament greater scrutiny over which rules should be ditched.

"The only winners if we remove legal routes to safety for refugee children trying to reach family here are the criminals and the traffickers," says Lord Dubs.

Touring musicians and road crews have been “betrayed” by the government in the Brexit trade deal, the Lords has been told.

Grant Shapps made quite the blunder last weekend, after the Welwyn Hatfield MP said he voted for Brexit despite previously claiming he voted to remain.

A law which will make a no-deal Brexit illegal without parliamentary approval has been passed by the House of Lords.

Unchecked, unbalanced and channelling an unsavoury populism, a prime minister that I’ve helped to keep in check in the courts could soon be free to do whatever he pleases

The legislation begins its passage through the House of Lords on Monday and is likely to be heavily amended.

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

Joe Biden has warned PM if elected he will not sign trade deal unless certain clauses removed.

The archbishop of Canterbury has said a no-deal Brexit would hit the poorest and most vulnerable people in the UK.

The author of a new law to block a no-deal Brexit, which completed its passage through parliament on Friday, has said he is "very troubled" by suggestions that prime minister Boris Johnson will not comply with it.

Bill hands ‘breath-taking’ powers to ministers, warns Hansard Society. / Boris Johnson’s legal justification for tearing up his agreement with the EU on post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland has been branded “hopeless” by the government’s former chief lawyer.

Peers will launch bid to block legislation until it’s been approved by Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Tory grandee Lord Heseltine has called on MPs and peers to abstain when voting on Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal with the European Union, which he warned will inflict “lasting damage” on the UK.

Peers back plan that would force ministers to make series of statements in parliament in run-up to EU exit deadline.

The government would do well to read the House of Lords EU committee report on Brexit impacts, recently debated in the Lords.

The government has suffered fresh defeats in the Lords over its blueprint for protecting trade between different UK nations after Brexit.

"Families should be together," says Lord Dubs, who fled the Nazis as a child and led peers' immigration bill revolt.

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

The men behind Trussonomics and Brexit, the two great man-made catastrophes of recent years, are to be honoured for their ‘great work’.

MPs are set for a crunch Brexit vote on Thursday after peers passed a plan designed to stop Boris Johnson suspending parliament to force through no deal.

UK law enforcement can no longer immediately access real-time data about persons and objects of interest, including wanted and missing persons.

Scotland Yard looks into claims of potential bribery as former lord chancellor demands investigation of 'exceptionally serious allegations'.

The retained EU law bill is an outrageously undemocratic attempt to transfer law-making powers from parliament to Whitehall.

Ministers are making “misleading” claims about the costs and red tape facing performers trying to tour the EU after Brexit, a parliamentary inquiry says.

The House of Commons is debating whether to accept Lords amendments to the Agriculture Bill

Fisheries bill amendments on sustainable quotas and banning of supertrawlers defeated.

NHS costs, food standards and intellectual property rights must be protected in any deal by the UK to join a major international trade agreement, a Lords committee has told ministers in a new report.

UK firms face ‘significant barriers’ to doing business with EU and have less access than Canadian companies, in some cases.

Lords committee warns uncertainty over trading rules may add to economic damage of crisis.

Warning that legislation ‘would undermine rule of law and damage reputation of UK’ passes with thumping majority of 226.

Peers have told ministers they have "serious concerns" about the supply of prescription drugs to Northern Ireland after the Brexit transition period ends in just two months.

EU said agreement on common rules ‘on the table’ - but UK would probably have to drop prized right to diverge

Labour's Lord Falconer tells HuffPost UK internal market bill could cost Britain a "terrible price" with peers set to defeat government.

And if and when it does, role lacks Cabinet position, complain Lords. / The UK's position in science and innovation is under threat from a lack of government focus and financial investment according to a House of Lords committee.

House of Lords hears costs related to chilled and fresh goods could prove a fatal barrier.

The House of Lords’ European affairs committee has urged the Home Secretary of the United Kingdom, Suella Braverman, to tackle post-Brexit travel problems, taking also into account issues with border officials as well as the new European Union visa system.

Post-Brexit cooperation between the UK and the EU on law enforcement and criminal justice is sub-optimal, according to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee.

There remain “substantial barriers” for UK trade with Europe, with small businesses bearing the brunt of the post-Brexit strain, according to peers.

Peers back three amendments including right of EU citizens to physical proof of right to stay in UK.

My amendment is to the Immigration Bill is asking members of the House of Lords to protect the freedom of Britons for decades to come.

The Government is accused of using EU citizens as bargaining chips.

Theresa May faces a fresh headache over her Brexit strategy after peers inflicted a defeat on the government in favour of keeping the UK in a customs union with the EU.

Peers set to shelve trade bill in anger over threats to food safety and animal welfare - but it is essential if the UK crashes out of EU.

Lords committee chair highlights concern EU parliament may delay trade deal ratification.

The U.K.’s most senior Anglican bishops have warned that legislation breaching part of the Brexit divorce agreement the government signed with the European Union will set a “disastrous precedent” and could undermine peace in Northern Ireland.

Former minister says he will back efforts to ensure parliament has meaningful say on government’s negotiated deal.

Conservatives table more than 86 amendments to Labour motion should it pass Commons.

Sir Bob Neill attempts to force Boris Johnson to require parliamentary approval before bringing provisions into force.

Peers back by huge margin amendment saying Bill would ‘undermine the rule of law’.

Twenty-five committees and five study groups to cover almost every conceivable area of interest between the EU and UK have still not been established.

Britain has lost "significant" access to EU policing data under the Brexit deal negotiated at the end of last year, a House of Lords report has said.

Major infrastructure projects could be 'hurt' if the government fails to 'plug the funding gap'

Trade bill vote rejects Lords amendment giving MPs greater scrutiny of trade deals.

Longest-serving supreme court justice says healthy democracy requires checks on ministers.

UK lawmakers have urged EU and UK officials to gradually rebuild relations following a period of “tension and mistrust”, putting visa access for musicians and speedy UK access to the Horizon Europe research programme at the top of a list of policy fixes.

Lord Falconer issues warning as House of Lords prepares to vote on internal market bill.

“We now face the most momentous peacetime decision,” said Heseltine, as Lords hand government their second Brexit bill defeat.

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has warned that Brussels will not give in to threats and blackmail, as the furious row over the Northern Irish border took a step closer towards a trade war.

British businesses face “outright export bans” on some goods and “structural” barriers to trade with Europe including more paperwork and higher transport costs as a result of last year's Brexit deal with Brussels, a new report says.

The Windsor Framework improves the original Northern Ireland Protocol but does not resolve all its problems, a House of Lords inquiry has concluded.

I am now at the end of January 2021 and still no new stock. I can see clearly what #Brexit really means for my industry & how I will have to fundamentally change my business model if I am to be trading in 12 months time. But the government wants more paperwork in five months.