Year: 2020

European Union flags will be replaced at the Welsh assembly and on Welsh Government buildings on the day the UK leaves the European Union. The 12-starred flag of Europe will be lowered from the Senedd and Ty Hywel flagpoles at 23:00 GMT on 31 January and replaced with another Welsh flag. The EU flag will also be taken down at four Welsh Government offices at Cathays Park in Cardiff, Aberystwyth, […]

Now that the Brexit bill has been formally approved by Lords and MPs, the UK must turn it's attention to the next stage of the complicated process - formulating a future agreement with the EU. The Withdrawal Agreement Bill was passed in Parliament on Tuesday after the Lords, who had been trying to secure changes to it to protect EU nationals and child refugees, admitted defeat and accepted the draft legislation. Celebrating the […]

Boris Johnson's Brexit deal has officially become UK law, paving the way for the country to leave the EU next week. The prime minister's Withdrawal Agreement Act was signed off by the Queen on Thursday after completing its journey through parliament. Commons deputy speaker Nigel Evans announced the news to MPs on Thursday afternoon. Tory backbenchers welcomed the announcement, with tweets such as "it is done" and "promise made, promise […]

After Labour suffered its worst electoral defeat since 1935 in the December 2019 general election, Jeremy Corbyn announced that he would not lead the party in another election campaign. Thus began a scramble for Labour’s next leader. With Brexit being such a key and ongoing issue in Parliament, and with it being named as one of the key problems Labour faced during the General Election, here’s what you need to […]

Boris Johnson has been accused of trampling on devolution and parliaments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after the House of Lords rejected his Brexit plans. The SNP ’s Ian Blackford clashed on independence at Prime Minister’s Questions and said “powers were being grabbed back to Westminster and devolved parliaments ignored. Blackford said: “Devolution is under attack from this Tory government. There is no respect for the people of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.” He […]