“The Brexodus of MPs will change the House Commons, whatever the election result” By Dr Alan Wager, courtesy of The UK in a Changing Europe On Tuesday, Philip Hammond said that one of the Prime Minister’s objectives in calling an early general election was to change the face of the Conservative party. […]
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“This deal or no deal”: EU has run out of patience
By Fabian Zuleeg, courtesy of European Policy Centre While there is still some uncertainty, it looks like the EU27 have reached a deal with Boris Johnson. The task for the Prime Minister now is to find a majority in the House of Commons, already complicated […]
Not the full shilling: Irish skeptical of new Brexit deal
Having been stymied in his attempt to take the UK into a no-deal Brexit, Boris Johnson must now seek a new deal with the EU that somehow avoids the need for the dreaded “backstop” — a temporary customs union between the UK and EU […]
Can Johnson wriggle out of Brexit delay?
After Boris Johnson suffered serial defeats in Parliament this week over, first, his plan to take the UK out of the EU with a “no-deal” Brexit on October 31, and then over his attempt to call a general election, what possible courses of action remain […]
Does Johnson even want a Brexit deal?
There is growing feeling among European leaders that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, despite his numerous protestations to the contrary, doesn’t actually want to strike a Brexit deal with Europe, or is at least incapable of doing so, according to Bloomberg. The report is […]
British politics spinning out of control even more, somehow
Combine an unwritten constitution, an apparently insoluble political problem and an unelected prime minister and what do you get? An unholy mess in the cradle of modern democracy, that’s what! Long regarded as the sensible sister, the UK is facing a political impasse over Brexit […]
Sorry Boris: EU won’t give up Irish backstop, Barnier warns
The UK appears to be moving quickly and firmly towards a “no-deal” Brexit, as the EU appears determined to rebuff Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s main demand in reopened negotiations on the draft withdrawal agreement — scrapping the so-called “Irish backstop,” […]