May warns Brexiteers: parliament will not allow no deal
At the Chequers gathering yesterday, Theresa May warned any Brexiteers who dream of “no deal” that Parliament will not allow it. Brussels doesn’t appear to be quite so sure.
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Gary Gibbon , Political Editor
Channel 4 News Political Editor gives his take on the latest news and gossip from the corridors of power in Westminster and beyond.
Gary Gibbon has been Channel 4 News Political Editor since 2005. He gives his take on the latest news and gossip from the corridors of power in Westminster and beyond.
Gary has worked on four general elections for Channel 4 News. His interview with Peter Mandelson in 2001 triggered the Northern Ireland Secretary's second resignation from the Cabinet.
In 2006, he won the Royal Television Society Home News Award with Jon Snow for the scoop on the Attorney General's Legal Advice on Iraq. Gary also revealed details of Blair's pre-War meeting with George Bush n 2008 and won the Political Studies Association Broadcast Journalist of the Year award.
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Fears of no Brexit drive hardliners to Theresa May’s side
They’ve said no – emphatically and twice – to Theresa May’s Brexit deal, but tomorrow afternoon MPs will have the chance to say what sort of Brexit deal they do want.
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Brexit: MPs vote on taking control of Parliamentary process
MPs will vote tonight on whether parliament should take control of Brexit.
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Brexit: Where Next?
At his end of summit press conference in Brussels, France’s President Macron has been explaining why he didn’t want an “crisis summit next week” as it could land the EU with “responsibility” for a No Deal Brexit and the EU27 would’ve lost the “blame game”.
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Brexit: How could next week play out?
Many believe the Prime Minister may have worsened her chances of winning a meaningful vote next week.
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Cabinet minister: No Deal Brexit possibility “real and rising”
The Government has revised plans for a vote next Thursday and is now contemplating holding it earlier in the week but “everything is fluid,” one source said. Plans are being made for an emergency sitting on Friday 29th March to respond to whatever the EU Council says on Thursday 28th about what is on offer…
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EU ultimatum to May: you can only delay Brexit if deal is passed
Theresa May has ruled out a long extension to Brexit while she is Prime Minister.
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Theresa May: Brexit statement expected at 8
The Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar kindly announced it a short while ago in Dublin.
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“Meaningful Vote 3” could be held day before Brexit
Two government sources suggest the Meaningful Vote “take 3” might happen on Thursday of next week. Of course, like everything else right now, that could change. But if it did pan out that way it would mean voting on the eve of the 11pm 29th March departure time that is still in UK law.
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Constitutional crisis as Speaker tells MPs he could block third Brexit vote
Theresa May’s attempt to get parliament to agree to her Brexit deal suffered another major setback today, after the Commons Speaker said he might stop the government from calling another meaningful vote.
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Speaker adds to government Brexit grief
He told the Commons that precedent required him to set a high bar for allowing the government to bring back the Brexit divorce which Theresa May is hoping will pass at the third attempt.
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Jess Phillips and Nick Boles on hot coals and Brextension | Politics: Where Next? podcast
Listen and subscribe to Politics: Where Next? on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other good apps. On this week’s episode: In a moment to talk about where Brexit is heading and where it might be dragging our political parties – we welcome back Labour MP Jess Phillips and the Conservative MP and former minister Nick Boles to the…
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May wins vote to seek Brexit delay
The government has fought off an attempt by MPs to take control of Brexit in Parliament.
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MPs vote on no-deal Brexit
Tonight parliament begins its attempt to wrestle control of Brexit away from the government.
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Judgement Day for May’s Brexit deal
Theresa May’s chances of winning the Brexit vote tonight were in deep trouble from mid-morning. The hammer blow came with the Attorney General’s advice that despite her late night deal in Strasbourg, the risk of the United Kingdom being indefinitely trapped in the backstop had not gone away. By the time time the Prime Minister…
