Updated 9:48 am CST, Monday, December 17, 2018 FILE - In this Wednesday, June 20, 2018 file photo, a man in a passing taxi shouts his disagreement at anti-Brexit, pro-EU supporters protesting backdropped by the Houses of Parliament in London. The divisions opened up by the 2016 referendum have not healed, but hardened, splitting Britain into two camps: leavers and remainers. Almost the only thing the two groups share is pessimism about the way Brexit is going. less FILE - In this Wednesday, June 20, 2018 file photo, a man in a passing taxi shouts his disagreement at anti-Brexit, pro-EU supporters protesting backdropped by the Houses of Parliament in London. The divisions ... more Photo: Matt Dunham, AP Photo: Matt Dunham, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 FILE - In … [Read more...] about The Latest: May calls Brexit deal vote for week of Jan 14
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UK PM to warn against ‘damage’ of second Brexit vote
LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday warn MPs against supporting a second referendum, saying it would do “irreparable damage” to British politics. “Let us not break faith with the British people by trying to stage another referendum,” she is expected to tell parliament, according to extracts from her speech released by Downing Street. “Anther vote... would do irreparable damage to the integrity of our politics,” she will say, adding that a second vote “would likely leave us no further forward”. She will warn that another referendum would also “further divide our country at the very moment we should be working to unite it”. Britain voted to leave the European Union in a referendum in 2016 and is set to leave on March 29 next year, although May is struggling to get parliament to accept a divorce agreement she struck last month. May has faced calls for a second referendum to resolve the impasse but has … [Read more...] about UK PM to warn against ‘damage’ of second Brexit vote
Irish army mappers find 100 more border crossings ahead of Brexit
Irish army mappers find 100 more border crossings ahead of Brexit BelfastTelegraph.co.uk The Irish Army has completed a confidential mapping of the Northern Ireland Border ahead of Brexit that has found substantially more routes into the region than previously thought. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/irish-army-mappers-find-100-more-border-crossings-ahead-of-brexit-37631370.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/article37564979.ece/00b87/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_83eceac0-8802-4445-a65e-a717d21ceb05_embedded239837141 Email The Irish Army has completed a confidential mapping of the Northern Ireland Border ahead of Brexit that has found substantially more routes into the region than previously thought. The mapping exercise is believed to have identified almost 300 crossing points into Northern Ireland across the 310-mile frontier, including many routes that had not been officially recorded before, according to informed sources. The … [Read more...] about Irish army mappers find 100 more border crossings ahead of Brexit
Brexit: Nicola Sturgeon calls for confidence vote to clarify Labour stance
0 Have your say Labour must put forward a confidence motion to attempt to topple the government, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. She repeated a warning that the SNP would act to table a no confidence motion in the government if Jeremy Corbyn’s party failed to do so.A parliamentary confidence vote would trigger a 14-day countdown to a general election being called if it was supported by a majority of MPs.Speaking on Sky News's Ridge On Sunday, Ms Sturgeon said a no confidence motion would "help clarify Labour's position" even if it failed to topple the Government.READ MORE: Vote for protection against Brexit, Derek Mackay urges MSPsShe said: "Labour's position right now is it won't back a second EU referendum until it has tried and failed to trigger a general election, but if it won't try to trigger a general election then we're in this catch-22 position."It seems to me right now that Labour is as much of a barrier to making progress on Brexit as … [Read more...] about Brexit: Nicola Sturgeon calls for confidence vote to clarify Labour stance
UK spat: Theresa May, Tony Blair trade Brexit snipes
Updated 5:30 am PST, Sunday, December 16, 2018 British Prime Minister Theresa May walks by the EU stars as she arrives for a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 14, 2018. European Union leaders expressed deep doubts Friday that British Prime Minister Theresa May can live up to her side of their Brexit agreement and they vowed to step up preparations for a potentially-catastrophic no-deal scenario. less British Prime Minister Theresa May walks by the EU stars as she arrives for a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 14, 2018. European Union leaders expressed deep doubts Friday that ... more Photo: Alastair Grant, AP Photo: Alastair Grant, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 British Prime Minister Theresa May walks by the EU … [Read more...] about UK spat: Theresa May, Tony Blair trade Brexit snipes