“What would a ‘No Deal’ after the transition period look like?” By Dominic Walsh, courtesy of Open Europe How ‘No Deal’ could happen after the transition period The revised Withdrawal Agreement agreed by Boris Johnson’s Government replaced the UK-wide ‘backstop’ with a new Protocol that applies only to Northern Ireland. Unlike the previous deal, […]
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Brexit deal leaves future details wide open
By David Shiels, courtesy of Open Europe Tomorrow the House of Commons will sit for the first time on a Saturday since 1982. MPs will have the opportunity to approve or reject the revised Brexit deal, which was published by the Government and the European Commission yesterday. In a press conference on […]
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 […]
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,” […]