Brexit News

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 […]

Scotland's only remaining Labour MP is to run for the position of deputy leader of the party. Ian Murray, the MP for Edinburgh South, said the architects of the party's ''catastrophic failure" in 2019 could not be allowed to lead the response. The long-time critic of Jeremy Corbyn said he never again wanted to feel the way he did on the night of the general election And he said the […]

Labour leadership contender Rebecca Long-Bailey has declared she is "nobody's continuity candidate" as she launches her bid for the party's top job. The shadow business secretary is one of six MPs vying to replace Jeremy Corbyn, who is standing down in the wake of the party's December general election defeat. Ms Long-Bailey has faced criticism from opponents who claim she would simply represent a continuation of Mr Corbyn's leadership. Former minister […]

The chancellor says his delayed budget will be on 11 March and "spread opportunity to those left behind". Speaking on a visit to Manchester, Sajid Javid signalled the government would press ahead with its election manifesto pledge to loosen the purse strings following a decade of austerity. The spending spree, he said, would be focused on the Midlands and the North - rewarding voters who ditched decades of loyal Labour […]

MPs have concluded the first of three days scrutinising legislation that will implement the UK's Brexit deal. The government, which has a commanding Commons majority, easily defeated three opposition amendments to the Withdrawal Agreement Bill on citizens' rights. Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay said the bill would deliver on the "overwhelming mandate" his party was given to take the UK out of the EU on 31 January. MPs overwhelmingly backed the […]