May returns to Brussels as UK prepares Brexit backstop planEU expects Geoffrey Cox to present draft legal text on backstop as May to meet JunckerTue Feb 19 2019 - 19:19
Labour breakaway group of seven seems likely to growThe seven MPs of the Independent Group hope to attract disaffected ConservativesMon Feb 18 2019 - 18:33
British Labour Party splits after seven MPs resignMPs to sit as Independents in House of Commons in protest at Corbyn leadershipMon Feb 18 2019 - 18:09
British government to step up action on the backstopTheresa May’s ministers are set for another round of Brexit talks after latest Commons defeatSun Feb 17 2019 - 19:05
May to travel to Brussels again next week for talks with JunckerBrexiteer, Remainers trade recriminations following vote in House of CommonsSat Feb 16 2019 - 06:00
Brexit: No incentive for EU to move as May loses another voteBrussels likely to wait and see, pending vote on February 27th that may lead to extensionFri Feb 15 2019 - 21:34
Fresh Brexit defeat for May as Tory hardliners refuse to fall inMPs reject a motion endorsing the approach approved in Commons only last monthFri Feb 15 2019 - 01:00
Hardline Brexiteers threaten humiliating defeat for MayTory chief whip in talks with backbenchers aiming to table motion ruling out backstopThu Feb 14 2019 - 00:00
Hardline Brexiteers say they will not back May’s latest Brexit motionDowning Street declines to comment on remark May will give MPs ultimatum on dealWed Feb 13 2019 - 18:41
President calls for patience amid ‘coarsening’ of Brexit debateMichael D Higgins meets Prince Charles in Liverpool during latest leg of British visitTue Feb 12 2019 - 15:45
President visits memorial to victims of Birmingham bombingsThree steel trees commemorate the 21 people who died in attacks on two pubs in 1974Mon Feb 11 2019 - 19:38
‘Robust’ discussion sees Juncker and May agree to meet again this monthCorbyn’s letter to May has encouraged EU officials to believe a softer Brexit can come from WestminsterFri Feb 08 2019 - 01:00
May to meet Taoiseach in Dublin on Friday to discuss Brexit impasseVaradkar to confirm EU’s repeated line to prime minister that backstop not on tableFri Feb 08 2019 - 00:04
EU welcomes Corbyn’s offer of support for MayEuropean Parliament Brexit negotiator urges ‘cross-party co-operation’ in WestminsterThu Feb 07 2019 - 21:27
Theresa May to travel to Brussels for backstop talks amid ‘place in hell’ rowBritish prime minister to meet EU Council leader Donald Tusk following commentsThu Feb 07 2019 - 00:45
Anger among Brexiteers at Tusk’s ‘place in hell’ remarkDUP’s Sammy Wilson describes the European Council president as a ‘devilish, trident-wielding euro maniac’Wed Feb 06 2019 - 20:26
May’s Belfast speech marks important shift in Britain’s position on backstopThe ‘Malthouse’ ideas are viewed on the European side as frankly ridiculousTue Feb 05 2019 - 19:21
May to vow during Northern Ireland visit to keep Border openPM persisting in backstop alternative quest while seeking to restore StormontTue Feb 05 2019 - 01:00
Theresa May and her party in elaborate game of make-believeViewed from Brussels, every part of the Malthouse compromise is out of the questionMon Feb 04 2019 - 21:24
Tory MPs launch into backstop solution talks already rejected by EUHilary Benn warns it is too late to seek alternatives such as Malthouse compromiseMon Feb 04 2019 - 20:02
May appoints Brexit hardliners to backstop working groupSteve Baker warns PM she will face another defeat for Brexit deal if she fails to renegotiate withdrawal agreementSun Feb 03 2019 - 22:47
May’s prospects for Brexit deal hinge on not appeasing Brexiteer MPsLondon Letter: Prime minister could still secure changes that could satisfy MPsFri Feb 01 2019 - 01:00
UK moves closer to delaying Brexit as Hunt hints at deadline extensionForeign secretary says legislating for Brexit by March 29th deadline could be ‘impossible’Thu Jan 31 2019 - 21:19
Irritation with London over Brexit now bordering on angerBrussels likely to sit tight while MPs get another chance to block no-deal on February 14thThu Jan 31 2019 - 00:00
Brexit: May sticks to anti-backstop script despite EU rebuffPM to meet MPs about ‘alternative arrangements’ for Border on ThursdayWed Jan 30 2019 - 20:40
May must identify alternative measures to backstop to win EU concessionsBrady amendment has identified backstop as the sole obstacle to ratifying the withdrawal agreementWed Jan 30 2019 - 01:00
May pledges to reopen Brexit deal after victory in key votePM wants to secure ‘legally binding changes’ to withdrawal agreementWed Jan 30 2019 - 00:02
British MPs back vow by May to seek border backstop changesPrime minister pledges to seek binding changes to Brexit withdrawal agreementTue Jan 29 2019 - 22:04
Conservative Brexiteers and Remainers produce proposal to replace North backstopSources in Dublin dismiss plan, saying it contains no credible alternatives to backstopTue Jan 29 2019 - 13:29
May to seek backstop replacement to avoid hard borderLogjam continues as Conservative Brexiteers say latest proposal does not go far enoughTue Jan 29 2019 - 01:00
Rejection of Brady amendment by hardline Brexiteers a blow to MayBrussels won’t like Brady idea but it might give May something to bring to the EU tableMon Jan 28 2019 - 21:10
No-deal Brexit: food giants warn MPs of price rises and supply chaosBritish Retail Consortium ‘extremely concerned’ about effects of disorderly BrexitMon Jan 28 2019 - 20:30
Government’s backstop insistence dismissed as ‘negotiating position’ by British ministerMatt Hancock tells BBC TV Ireland would not want to push Britain to leave EU with no dealSun Jan 27 2019 - 20:01
Border poll could be triggered by no-deal Brexit, warns British MPTreasury secretary Mel Stride says EU would push for hard border to protect single marketFri Jan 25 2019 - 21:09
Why Britain appears to be moving backwards on BrexitLondon Letter: UK and EU are at odds once again as a result of growing risk of no-dealFri Jan 25 2019 - 01:00
Senior UK minister Amber Rudd calls for free vote on Brexit amendmentsPressure on Theresa May as pensions secretary refuses to rule out resignationThu Jan 24 2019 - 19:47
Revenue braces for Brexit deluge of paperworkHiring accelerated to deal with up to 20 million customs forms, a 12-fold increaseThu Jan 24 2019 - 00:54
Irish need to follow EU rules ‘difficult to reconcile’ with open border planDublin would have to enforce EU’s customs code, MPs toldWed Jan 23 2019 - 19:55
UK offers talks with Ireland on Border issueLondon ‘stands ready’ for bilateral talks on avoidance of hard Border in event of no-deal BrexitWed Jan 23 2019 - 19:00
Brexit path ahead to be determined by Tuesday meetingAmendments to include article 50 extension, customs union, new vote and backstop limitWed Jan 23 2019 - 01:00
Commons may vote to approve PM’s deal if backstop time limit is addedTory amendment ‘likely to appeal to moderate MPs who just want Brexit sorted’Tue Jan 22 2019 - 20:05
Backstop change key to breaking Brexit deadlock, says MayUK PM drops assertion that withdrawal pact must include position of last resortTue Jan 22 2019 - 00:32
May chooses to focus on changes to the backstopDecision to seek a Brexit majority based on Conservative and DUP votes sets May on course for almost certain disappointmentTue Jan 22 2019 - 00:00
Second Brexit vote could damage UK ‘social cohesion’, May saysBritish prime minister says she is not seeking to change aspects of the Belfast AgreementMon Jan 21 2019 - 19:54
Brexit: Barnier says withdrawal agreement is best deal possiblePoland suggests time limit to backstop in first hint of dissension within EUMon Jan 21 2019 - 19:21
May to tell House of Commons about her next Brexit moveDowning Street dismisses reports it wanted bilateral alternative to backstopMon Jan 21 2019 - 00:01
Brexit deal likely to include Border backstop, UK Labour saysFormer Brexit secretary claims Coveney was open to discussing unilateral backstop exitSun Jan 20 2019 - 18:58
German MP says Border controls in Ireland inevitable in event of no-deal BrexitLiam Fox admits Britain may not be able to replace any of the EU’s trade deals ahead of March 29thFri Jan 18 2019 - 19:58
Brexit: Theresa May’s red lines risk ripping Britain apartLondon Letter: Unyielding principles of PM unlikely to play well in talks with oppositionFri Jan 18 2019 - 01:00
May tells Corbyn she cannot rule out a no-deal BrexitBritish prime minister meets MPs from all sides of the debate in Downing StreetThu Jan 17 2019 - 21:03
