Brexit

The only person who would welcome a no-deal Brexit is Russian president Vladimir Putin, new foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has said. Mr Hunt said Mr Putin would rejoice if the UK and its allies failed to reach an agreement. His comments strike a different tone from predecessor Boris Johnson – who said a Brexit on […]

A leading government trade official was paid almost half a million pounds then quit before a single post-Brexit negotiation, it emerged today. Catherine Raines was paid a £62,800 ‘golden goodbye’ when she resigned as director of International Trade and Investment in February, The Sun newspaper reported. She also received a £40,000 performance-related bonus on top […]

Ryanair has warned about the danger of a Hard Brexit, saying that the risk of one was being “underestimated” The airline has warned UK shareholders they may have to lose their voting rights in the event of a Brexit which sees the country crashing out of the EU without a deal next March. Ryanair said: […]

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator effectively cut down Theresa May’s proposals for customs arrangements today, suggesting they were not workable. Speaking after briefing ministers from the 27 remaining EU states in Brussels, Michel Barnier said the European Commission did not understand parts of the plan agreed by the Cabinet earlier this month at Chequers and […]

The prime minister’s first visit to the Irish border 755 days after the Brexit referendum is too little too late, Sinn Fein has said. Party vice-president Michelle O’Neill said Mrs May would learn about the “catastrophic implications” of Brexit and hear the “fear and trepidation” of locals living and working near what is to become […]

A hardline Tory MP who quit as a ministerial bag-carrier over Brexit today demanded that any of his colleagues who called for a second referendum resign their seat. Chris Green, Tory MP for Bolton West who quit as a transport PPS over Theresa May’s Brexit white paper, told the Commons that any MP who wanted […]

The Department for Transport (DfT) “still has much to do” as it prepares contingency measures for a no deal Brexit, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has warned. The New European is an award-winning national newspaper campaigning against Brexit. If you find this article informative, please share it and also consider supporting our journalism by subscribing. Further work […]

Liam Fox has brazenly told EU leaders the “ball is in their court” over the Chequers Brexit plan and threatened of the catastrophic damage a “no-deal” situation could do to their economies. The New European is an award-winning national newspaper campaigning against Brexit. If you find this article informative, please share it and also consider […]

The prime minister is finally to make her first visit to the Irish border since the Brexit referendum. The New European is an award-winning national newspaper campaigning against Brexit. If you find this article informative, please share it and also consider supporting our journalism by subscribing. Theresa May had been criticised for not hearing first-hand […]

Boris Johnson is to make a personal statement to the House of Commons on his resignation as foreign secretary following the weekly session of prime minister’s questions, it has been confirmed. The New European is an award-winning national newspaper campaigning against Brexit. If you find this article informative, please share it and also consider supporting […]

The Tory failure to stick to a voting pact with a senior opposition MP on maternity leave was not “good enough”, Theresa May has said. The New European is an award-winning national newspaper campaigning against Brexit. If you find this article informative, please share it and also consider supporting our journalism by subscribing. Conservative chairman […]

Ireland and the EU are very frustrated at the UK government’s shifting positions on Brexit, the country’s deputy premier has said. The New European is an award-winning national newspaper campaigning against Brexit. If you find this article informative, please share it and also consider supporting our journalism by subscribing. In a special Brexit meeting taking […]

Northern Ireland farmers and businesses who trade over the Irish border are being kept in the dark about how their livelihoods will be affected post-Brexit, according to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee members. The New European is an award-winning national newspaper campaigning against Brexit. If you find this article informative, please share it and also […]

Boris Johnson has been accused of not being fit to be an MP as it emerged he broke ministerial rules in taking a new job as a Daily Telegraph columnist. The New European is an award-winning national newspaper campaigning against Brexit. If you find this article informative, please share it and also consider supporting our […]

Labour has accused the government of a trade policy “power grab” as veteran Tory MP Ken Clarke criticised his frontbench for a “scandalous abuse” of Parliament. The New European is an award-winning national newspaper campaigning against Brexit. If you find this article informative, please share it and also consider supporting our journalism by subscribing. The […]

Brexit is now being shaped by ministers who have a record of failing and dismissing the young, says TOMMY GALE of Our Future, Our Choice The New European is an award-winning national newspaper campaigning against Brexit. If you find this article informative, please share it and also consider supporting our journalism by subscribing. You may […]

Theresa May is facing the possibility of another Commons defeat after attempting to bring forward MPs’ summer holidays in the middle of the latest Brexit political crisis. MPs are due to rise for the summer recess on July 24 but a motion tabled last night would see the Commons rise on Thursday, with a vote […]

Psychotherapist Emmy van Deurzen on the impact of Brexit on mental health and the launch of an initiative which tries to help those affected Each day brings new information about the devastation that leaving the EU will visit upon us from next April, when we plan to cut ourselves off from our trusted partners. Our […]

The US president criticised Theresa May’s Brexit proposals as he gave a press conference in Brussels. The New European is an award-winning national newspaper campaigning against Brexit. If you find this article informative, please share it and also consider supporting our journalism by subscribing. Donald Trump inflicted a fresh blow on Theresa May just an […]

The PM defended her revised Brexit plan, agreed by the Cabinet at Chequers, which led to the resignations of David Davis and Boris Johnson. Theresa May has revealed that Donald Trump advised her to sue the EU over Brexit. Appearing on BBC1’s The Andrew Marr Show, the prime minister said: ‘He told me I should […]

DAVID TARBOX is happy to come to your social club to show you his new film. He asks just one thing in return So I’ve got a real problem. I’ve made a short film about Brexit, but I don’t think anyone wants to see it. Been asking friends to watch it. The most common reply? […]

Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson has strolled straight back into his lucrative role as a Daily Telegraph columnist, it was announced today. Mr Johnson was forced to give up the £275,000-a-year column when brought in to the Cabinet by Theresa May in 2016. But on its front page today the Brexit-backing paper announced with a […]

Who is on Question Time tonight and where do they stand on Brexit? Here’s your guide… The New European is an award-winning national newspaper campaigning against Brexit. If you find this article informative, please share it and also consider supporting our journalism by subscribing. The BBC’s flagship current affairs programme tonight comes from the Mick […]

Rock band Rage against the Machine have sent a legal letter to former Ukip leader Nigel Farage demanding he change the name of his podcast, Farage Against the Machine. In the cease-and-desist letter, obtained by US celebrity website The Blast, the band’s lawyers inform Mr Farage his podcast name and logo ‘brazenly and unlawfully exploits […]

Comedian and passionate Brexiteer John Cleese said he is quitting Britain in November because he is ‘so disappointed’ with the country. The former Monty Python comic said his ‘particular beef’ is with British newspapers. He revealed he was heading to the ‘gorgeous’ island of Nevis in the Caribbean. He told BBC Two’s Newsnight: ‘I’m leaving […]

Tory divisions over Brexit continue to boil over as beleaguered Theresa May was warned to prepare for more resignations from her top team. A former minister warned many Tories had “real concerns” about the direction of Brexit after two party vice-chairs quit over her Chequers plan for leaving the EU. Ben Bradley and Maria Caulfield […]

US ambassador Woody Johnson has left the door open for a possible meeting between Boris Johnson and Donald Trump during the US president’s visit to London. The ambassador said that while a meeting was not currently on Mr Trump’s itinerary “the president makes his own schedule”, the day after the American leader said he may […]

Former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has claimed he “spent more time filling in his World Cup chart” than David Davis did with EU Brexit negotiators. Mr Farron made the claim in the Commons after revelations that the former Brexit Secretary had held only four hours of talks with Michel Barnier in the first half […]

Two people nobody has ever heard of quit roles nobody even knew existed today in protest at Theresa May’s Brexit plan. Ben Bradley and Maria Caulfield, who were apparently vice-chairs of the Conservative Party, resigned their posts because of their opposition to Theresa May’s Chequers policy set out last week. In her resignation letter to […]

Brexit day would be one of “mourning” if it happens, Sir Vince Cable claimed, as he warned no deal would lead to “anarchy” for UK trade. The Liberal Democrat leader told MPs it would be difficult to see the positive story of Brexit to help the country “turn over a new leaf” as many regard […]

The Ministry of Justice has been handed more than £17m to prepare for the disaster of Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal, it has emerged. Justice Minister Lucy Frazer revealed that the Treasury had freed up the funds – slightly more than Southampton have just paid for Basel midfielder Mohamed Elyounoussi – […]

Irish opposition leader Micheál Martin says former foreign secretary Boris Johnson was not dealing in reality when it came to Brexit. Mr Johnson resigned last night after claiming prime minister Theresa May was leading the UK to a semi-Brexit from the EU, a move that the Fianna Fail leader said was revealing in itself. He […]