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
Loathing of Corbyn now the only thing that unites ToriesLabour leader’s attacks on floundering May blunted by his own Brexit evasionsThu Jan 17 2019 - 01:00
Theresa May refuses to rule out no-deal Brexit as she survives confidence voteJeremy Corbyn rebuffs prime minister’s invite to talks on the UK’s exit from the EUThu Jan 17 2019 - 00:01
Brexit: May’s cross-party overtures snag on no-deal stand-offPrime minister resisting Corbyn’s demands that she drop no-deal ‘blackmail’ threatWed Jan 16 2019 - 22:00
May all at sea as tide turns against her Brexit backstop dealBad day for PM begins with warnings on cod and plaice and ends with slap like a wet fishWed Jan 16 2019 - 01:00
Brexit: May faces no confidence vote after historic defeatPM vows to work with MPs across House after deal defeated by 230 votesTue Jan 15 2019 - 22:42
Theresa May faces perilous next steps after crushing defeatCorbyn’s no confidence motion should be defeated but there is no majority for any kind of BrexitTue Jan 15 2019 - 21:11
May’s Brexit deal faces defeat despite EU assurancesPrime minister admits letter from Juncker and Tusk does not address MPs’ concernsTue Jan 15 2019 - 00:24
Scale of looming Brexit vote defeat set to decide May’s optionsDefeat could see prime minister pivot from hardline Brexiteers towards softer BrexitTue Jan 15 2019 - 00:22
No-deal Brexit would make a united Ireland more likely – MayBritish prime minister asks MPs to take a second look at her Brexit dealMon Jan 14 2019 - 20:32
Theresa May admits EU letter may not have gone far enoughBritish PM welcomes ‘valuable clarifications’ as DUP says letter only bolstered concernsMon Jan 14 2019 - 16:34
May to make last-ditch attempt to avert defeat for Brexit dealSenior health service officials concerned about access to some 45 key drugsSun Jan 13 2019 - 22:39
Labour will table motion of no confidence in government if MPs reject Brexit dealCorbyn declines to endorse second referendum on Brexit if confidence motion fails to precipitate a general electionSun Jan 13 2019 - 22:30
Grieve urges May to delay exit from EU if she loses voteConservative rebel believes UK prime minister should ask for article 50 deadline to be extendedFri Jan 11 2019 - 19:22
Brexit diehards may soon discover May’s deal is only optionLondon Letter: Political convulsion begins to play out as decision time loomsFri Jan 11 2019 - 01:00
May tempts big unions in bid to avert defeat on Brexit voteBritish PM offers labour and environmental safeguards to leaders of Unite and GMB unionsThu Jan 10 2019 - 20:34
Brexit: House of Commons divided in vote over plan-B timelineAnalysis: MPs approve Dominic Grieve’s amendment in move to take back controlThu Jan 10 2019 - 01:01
May suffers key Brexit defeat as Commons exerts powerUK parliament forces prime minister to quickly present ‘plan B’ if withdrawal deal rejectedThu Jan 10 2019 - 01:00
North to get ‘veto’ if backstop triggered, UK minister saysDUP denounces move by British government as ‘cosmetic and meaningless’Wed Jan 09 2019 - 19:12
Commons vote demonstrates that majority opposes no-deal BrexitFirst defeat on a finance bill in 40 years could have big political impact on what happens between now and March 29thWed Jan 09 2019 - 01:00
UK government suffers Commons defeat on no-deal BrexitParliament votes to restrict taxation powers if Britain leaves EU without agreementTue Jan 08 2019 - 20:20
Varadkar on Brexit: We don’t want to trap the UKTánaiste to warn time for ‘wishful thinking’ is over if Britain is to avoid no-deal BrexitTue Jan 08 2019 - 01:00
Backstop assurances unlikely to tilt odds in favour of MayPrime minister expected to seek EU concessions following presumed Commons defeatMon Jan 07 2019 - 21:49
MPs seek to block no-deal Brexit by threatening to restrict taxation powersMay insists MPs will vote on her Brexit deal next week, although dozens of Conservatives have promised to vote against itMon Jan 07 2019 - 21:34
Theresa May: Visionless, stubborn and indefatigableMay is in a stronger position than a year ago, but now faces perilous challengesSat Dec 29 2018 - 06:00
Brexit: No 10 shoots down Leadsom’s idea for ‘managed no-deal’Cross-party group of MPs tables finance Bill amendment to rule out a no-deal scenarioThu Dec 20 2018 - 19:20
DUP warns Theresa May of necessary Brexit changesDodds says Brussels reassurances not enough if PM is to win vote on withdrawal dealWed Dec 19 2018 - 20:59
May’s allies have pep in their step amid Brexit deal optimismBrussels still sceptical about May winning parliamentary approval for her deal even with further reassurances on the backstopWed Dec 19 2018 - 01:00
Brexit: EU dismisses London’s talk of ‘managed no-deal’Brussels to publish no-deal contingency plans as UK readies troops in case of disorderWed Dec 19 2018 - 00:26
UK ramps up planning and logistics for no-deal BrexitAd campaigns will advise firms of necessary steps, with army preparing for contingenciesTue Dec 18 2018 - 20:17
Series of Commons votes on Brexit deal unlikely to bring much clarityLabour’s no-confidence motion does not oblige May to move forward vote on dealTue Dec 18 2018 - 01:00
Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn tables no-confidence motion in Theresa MayMPs to vote on deal in week of January 14th, prime minister tells CommonsMon Dec 17 2018 - 16:29
Brexit: Second referendum would further divide UK, May to tell CommonsSome cabinet ministers believe MPs should have ‘indicative vote’ on alternative optionsSun Dec 16 2018 - 22:30
May puts a brave face on EU summit outcomeBritish PM says official conclusions of meeting of 27 leaders represented progressFri Dec 14 2018 - 20:14
Summit shows that EU cannot solve May’s parliamentary problemMay seized on the conclusions which stated that the backstop would be temporaryFri Dec 14 2018 - 19:58
Support is likely to grow for second referendum as other options fall awayPrediction that May would have to bring Brexit deal before Commons a number of timesFri Dec 14 2018 - 01:00
EU leaders reject May’s plea to redefine Border backstop‘We don’t want the UK to think there can be any form of renegotiation whatsoever,’ says JunckerFri Dec 14 2018 - 00:02
Theresa May says EU must offer backstop assurances to avoid no-deal BrexitPM tells European leaders she can get exit deal through parliament with ‘right assurances’Thu Dec 13 2018 - 21:57
May’s promise to DUP could make Brexit deal impossibleAnalysis: British PM has set a bar for EU negotiations that may be impossible to overcomeThu Dec 13 2018 - 02:00
May survives confidence vote but faces battle over backstopPrime minister wins by 200 votes to 117 and pledges to seek legal assurances from EUThu Dec 13 2018 - 00:18
Theresa May survives confidence vote but says she will not lead Tories into next electionConservative MPs back British prime minister as Brexit deal hangs in the balanceWed Dec 12 2018 - 22:54
Day of drama ends with victory for May in confidence votePrime minister tells MPs she recognises she cannot lead Tories into election set for 2022Wed Dec 12 2018 - 21:42
If May loses, Brexit could be delayed or even abandonedAnalysis: It seems if May wins tonight’s vote by any margin, she will stay putWed Dec 12 2018 - 10:58
EU willing to give May assurances backstop not intended as permanentJuncker says there is ‘no room whatsoever’ for renegotiation of the withdrawal treatyWed Dec 12 2018 - 00:32
Mood shifts against May as she seeks support for Brexit dealConservative hardliners believe they are close to triggering confidence vote on prime ministerTue Dec 11 2018 - 20:31
Brexit: Chance of confidence vote in May's leadership has increasedAnalysis: Prime minister’s enemies on the Conservative backbenches are ready to strike againTue Dec 11 2018 - 01:00
May begins tour of European capitals to seek improvements to Brexit dealPrime minister calls off Commons vote on the deal rather than face crushing defeatTue Dec 11 2018 - 01:00
May claims she can get EU to guarantee backstop will be temporaryUK government has lost control and is in disarray, says Corbyn as key vote cancelledMon Dec 10 2018 - 20:25
