and on Tuesday they approved a motion ruling out a “no-deal” Brexit. But the vote is not legally binding, and Parliament also defeated tougher measures that tried to give lawmakers concrete powers to stop Britain crashing out of the EU, either by finding a new plan or by postponing the ...
"Such a spike is clearly tied to the Brexit referendum and the uncertainty that has prevailed since the vote," said Richmon, who is the chairman of the Senate's special committee on Brexit. Britain held a referendum on Brexit in June 2016 which voted in favour of Britain's withdrawal from...
May became prime minister in the wake of the Brexit referendum vote in June 2016 which unexpectedly set Britain on a path to exit the 28-nation bloc. The referendum result triggered the resignation of prime minister David Cameron, who had campaigned to remain in the EU. May was chosen by h...
The leave vote was strongest in the West Midlands at over 59 percent, followed by the East Midlands at 58.8 percent. Scotland and Northern Ireland both voted to remain in the EU at 62 percent and 55.8 percent, respectively. Many of England’s largest cities such as Manchester, Liverpool, ...
time of writing, no deal is still a distinct possibility – despite the UK Parliament's vote to make it impossible to leave without a deal – and that means trading under WTO rules after October 31. That puts the UK in a small and very undesirable club which includes Somalia and ...
having become more businesslike in nature. This cooling of coalitioncamaraderiewas largely the result of the Conservatives’ active opposition to a Liberal Democrats-initiated referendum on a change from first-past-the-post elections to thealternative vote, which was strongly rejected by British voters...
Brexit, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU), which formally occurred on January 31, 2020. The term Brexit is a portmanteau coined as shorthand for British exit. In a referendum held on June 23, 2016, some 52 percent of those Bri
Thursday's vote means the Brexit Bill, as it is informally known, will now pass on to the the House of Lords, the revising chamber in the British parliament. There will be a bit more scrutiny there, but after clearing the House of Commons, it looks increasingly likely B...
The EU flag was quickly plastered over jumpers, with even the Paris-based label Vetements on our side, together with berets which became sartorial signifiers of European allegiance at anti-Brexit marches. The reality is to get to the vision, you have to go through the nightmare and fix it...
This meant there was a limited customs border in the Irish Sea with checks at major ports. The Northern Ireland assembly can vote on this arrangement up to four years after the end of the transition period. The backstop emerged as the main reason for the Brexit impasse. It was a guarantee...