Month: January 2020

Peers have been told to listen to the will of the country and back legislation paving the way for the UK to leave the European Union on January 31. Boris Johnson’s European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill is expected to clear the Commons on Thursday after the Tory general election victory gave the Prime Minister the comfortable majority he desired. But the legislation will then head to the upper chamber, where there is no Government […]

The UK is due to leave the EU at the end of this month - but before then the legislation required must be approved by Parliament. Here are the key things you need to know about Brexit this week. What is the latest on Brexit? The UK is due to leave the EU at 23:00 GMT on Friday, 31 January, under the terms of an exit deal negotiated by Prime […]

MSPs have voted to say Holyrood "does not consent" to UK Brexit legislation. The Withdrawal Agreement Bill - which will take the UK out of the EU - is currently passing through Westminster. The UK government wanted MSPs to give their formal consent to the bill, but all parties bar the Conservatives ultimately spoke out against it. Scottish Brexit secretary Mike Russell said voters north of the border had repeatedly […]

Boris Johnson has told the new European Commission chief he will not extend the transition period beyond the end of the year in their first face-to-face talks. The prime minister sat down with Ursula von der Leyen who took over the role from Jean-Claude Juncker last year, after she made a speech warning it would not be possible to sort out every aspect of Britain's future relationship with the EU before the […]