It is the issue that will dominate his time in Downing Street. But we know remarkably little about the detail of Boris Johnson's Brexit plans. He's said much about Britain needing the ambition of the Moon landings and the spirit that made us a world power. So what about the details? Is he prepared to compromise? And will we really crash out with No Deal? As he is confirmed as our next Prime Minister, here's what you need to know about Boris Johnson's plans for Brexit. What is Boris Johnson's Brexit plan? Boris Johnson has said he would prefer Brexit to include a deal agreed with the EU. But if that is not possible, we leave on October 31, “do or die" - deal or no deal. For his "deal" Mr Johnson has demanded the EU re-opens the 'Withdrawal Agreement', the 585-page deal Theresa May originally sealed in November 2018. Specifically he wants to dump the Northern Ireland backstop - the clause which made Theresa May's deal fail three times in Parliament. This is an insurance … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan explained
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No time for delay in new Brexit talks, Boris Johnson warned
Boris Johnson will have to embark on a whistlestop charm offensive meeting EU leaders over the summer and try to secure an emergency Brexit summit in September if he is serious about avoiding no deal, according to Whitehall sources who have been involved in negotiations. The senior sources said Johnson, if he becomes prime minister, would immediately need to pull out the stops over parliament’s summer holiday with a round of diplomacy with senior politicians in Europe and may even need to consider recalling parliament early if he is to achieve the new deal he claims to want. At the same time, they said, he would need to ramp up preparations for a no-deal Brexit, with small businesses currently complacent about the risks of this outcome. One senior source who has been involved in talks with Brussels said there were signs there could be some willingness to compromise but Johnson could not afford to wait until a planned summit in October, weeks before the UK is due to leave. Another … [Read more...] about No time for delay in new Brexit talks, Boris Johnson warned
Sister of Brexit supporter Boris Johnson running for pro-EU party
The sister of leading Brexit supporter Boris Johnson is running for the European Parliament for a British pro-EU party, AP reports. Journalist Rachel Johnson is among candidates for Change UK, a newly formed party founded by former Conservative and Labour Party politicians. Britain is set to take part in the European Parliament elections on May 23 because it has not left the EU, almost three years after voters backed Brexit in a referendum. The government wants to avoid UK participation, but that can only happen if Parliament ratifies a divorce deal by May 22, seen as an unlikely prospect. Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quit the government last year in opposition to Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to keep close economic ties with the EU after Brexit. He is a favorite to replace May as party leader among pro-Brexit Conservatives. … [Read more...] about Sister of Brexit supporter Boris Johnson running for pro-EU party
Boris Johnson will vote for Prime Minister’s EU Withdrawal Agreement
Boris Johnson will vote for Prime Minister’s EU Withdrawal Agreement BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Brexit figurehead Boris Johnson has declared he will vote for Theresa May’s EU Withdrawal Agreement in a special sitting of the House of Commons on the day the UK was scheduled to leave the European Union. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/boris-johnson-will-vote-for-prime-ministers-eu-withdrawal-agreement-37963268.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/article37963264.ece/2daf5/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_bb25994b-da1a-4f02-83b2-73b9777dcae9_1 Email Brexit figurehead Boris Johnson has declared he will vote for Theresa May’s EU Withdrawal Agreement in a special sitting of the House of Commons on the day the UK was scheduled to leave the European Union. Mr Johnson said he had taken the “painful” decision to back a deal he once claimed would leave the UK as a “vassal state” because defeat for the Prime Minister would risk “an even … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson will vote for Prime Minister’s EU Withdrawal Agreement
British PM pledges to quit to save Brexit plan
Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday offered to resign in a final bid to get parliament to back her Brexit deal, as MPs failed in their own attempt to break the deadlock that has plunged Britain into crisis. Out of options and at risk of losing control of the process of leaving the European Union, May dramatically announced she would quit if her MPs finally backed her withdrawal agreement. The offer came just hours before the House of Commons took part in an unprecedented series of votes intended to seek an alternative plan -- but which, in the end, only highlighted the divisions among MPs. Not one of eight proposals put forward earned a majority, an outcome that Brexit minister Steve Barclay said "strengthens our view that the deal our government has negotiated is the best option". MPs have twice rejected May's Brexit deal, both times by large majorities, but she is still trying to convince them -- and on Wednesday made what is expected to be her final offer. "I know there is … [Read more...] about British PM pledges to quit to save Brexit plan