Brexit News

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 […]

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 […]

Donald Trump today claimed the EU makes it 'impossible' to trade as he praised Boris Johnson and said the UK is in a 'good position' to get a strong post-Brexit deal from the bloc. The US President delivered a savage attack on Brussels as he spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this afternoon. He said the EU was 'more difficult to do business with than China' but predicted the bloc would […]

Peers have approved Boris Johnson's Brexit bill, but not before making changes to the legislation. The House of Lords voted in favour of five amendments over two days of debate, leading the new government to its first parliamentary defeats. The changes included backing the Dubs amendment to protect the rights of refugee children after Brexit. No 10 said they were "disappointed" by the move, but planned to overturn them when the […]

The Northern Ireland Assembly has passed a motion withholding consent for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. The motion put forward by the Executive Office asked MLAs to consider parts of the Brexit bill that affected Northern Ireland. It passed without a formal division on Monday. All 18 Westminster MPs from Northern Ireland opposed the prime minister's Brexit deal last month. The bill includes a role for the assembly […]

Boris Johnson has suffered a defeat in the House of Lords as peers backed an amendment to his Brexit legislation. The upper chamber backed a cross-party amendment to the Withdrawal Agreement Bill on the issue of EU citizens' rights, by 270 votes to 229. It calls for EU citizens lawfully residing in Britain to be allowed physical proof of their status. Around three million EU citizens live in the UK […]

British businesses say a lack information about the UK's post-Brexit relationship with the EU is still preventing them from planning for the future. The Institute of Directors (IoD) found that 55% agreed they "will only be able to make planning and investment decisions with certainty when we understand our future relationship with the EU". Just 35% of businesses said the withdrawal agreement gives their organisation the "certainty needed to make […]