Johnson: Somehow we will be out of the EU by October 31
Jacob Rees-Mogg: 'The House has voted for that deal but it seems to will the end but not the means.'
4 month agoMPs have approved Boris Johnson's Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill, in principle, by a majority of 30
Boris Johnson wins crucial vote on Brexit deal as MPs back Withdrawal Agreement Bill
A No.10 source says Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call EU leaders tonight to say that the Government's policy remains that the UK leaves on 31 October and that no Brexit delays should be offered
4 month agoA teenage boy has been stabbed during an attempted robbery in a skatepark. The 16-year-old victim suffered a wound to his stomach in Horsham Park after he was approached by a young person who tried to take his jacket
4 month agoBoris Johnson says he will pull the bill and call a general election if MPs vote for another Brexit delay again
PM acknowledging in the House of Commons that there could be an #indyref2 for Scotland next year.
UK PM Boris Johnson: 'Our European friends are not showing any enthusiasm to agree the delay this House has asked for'
4 month agoPound drops on report U.K. government would pull Brexit bill if it is delayed by major amendments
No 10 to abandon Brexit bill if MPs vote down timetable for its debate and EU confirms delay
Parliament debates the second reading of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill
Spokesman says defeating the timetable would "hand control to the EU and make No Deal more likely" because the UK would be relying on the EU to grant an extension, and they may not.
PM will open debate this afternoon on WAB. If MPs back his deal but not his timetable to get it all done by Oct 31st, his spokesman says. "If MPs vote for a deal the public would rightly expect them to get on with passing legislation so we can leave on Oct 31st."
4 month agoPolice discover body in Nairn
European refinery Nynas suspended Venezuelan oil imports, according to REUTERS
Hashem Abedi has pleaded not guilty at the Old Bailey to 22 counts of murder relating to the deaths of 22 people on or after 22 May 2017 at the Manchester Arena and has denied conspiring to cause explosions with his brother Salman Abedi
British government lifts flight restrictions to Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh resort
Thames Valley Police says a 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two teenagers were stabbed at a house party in Milton Keynes
4 month agoRAF assets out of Akrotiri, en-route to Operation Shader mission tonight. 2003z: ZZ337 Voyager / ZK323 Typhoon
Chancellor Sajid Javid tells Treasury committee there is no detailed govt economic analysis of the new Brexit deal but says the benefits of restoring trust in democracy 'cannot be measured solely through spreadsheets or impact assessments, important though they are.'
Speaker John Bercow rules that MV4 cannot go ahead today. MPs to vote tomorrow on Brexit deal
4 month agoLetter from Scottish and Welsh First Ministers to Donald Tusk asking for him to support Brexit extension to allow scrutiny and time for 2nd referendum
Germany open to 'short, technical' Brexit extension: minister
The Government has confirmed that it will introduce the Withdrawal Agreement bill today with Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay saying "MPs and peers will today have in front of them a bill that will get Brexit done by 31 October"
Michael Gove who is in charge of the Government's Brexit preparations says 'no deal' measures in 'Operation Yellowhammer' have been triggered following the Letwin amendment because the Government cannot guarantee that the EU will grant an extension to Brexit
4 month agoMPs approve Letwin amendment to the Brexit deal This amendment delays approval of the deal until the necessary legislation is passed Ayes: 322 Noes: 306 Majority: 16
No 10 "Parliament has voted to delay brexit yet again. The PM will not ask for an extension - he will tell EU leaders there should be no delays, they should reject Parliament's letter asking for a delay, and we should get Brexit done on October 31 with our new deal"
Ayes 322 Noes 306 - govt loses, PM has to ask EU for delay to Brexit by tonight
Armed police have just seized a suspected Commons intruder in New Palace Yard outside of Westminster Hall. An MP eyewitness: "About 8 policemen jumped on him, it was unclear why"
