Tag: Brexit
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Operation Yellowhammer primed and ready
That is the colourful codename for the British no-deal plan — including 5,000 staff in an emergency command and control centre. The government is ready to launch it within 72 hours.
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Operation Yellowhammer to launch in 72 hours
That is the colourful codename for the British no-deal plan — including 5,000 staff in an emergency command and control centre. It will launch on Monday if there is no EU agreement by then.
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More MPs to quit as political parties crumble
Theresa May’s cabinet is in open rebellion. Labour and Tory MPs alike have fled their parties for the Independent Group, and up to 20 more could be preparing to quit. What is going on?
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May’s final chance to break Brexit deadlock
MPs have backed Theresa May’s plan to renegotiate her Brexit deal in a last-ditch attempt to get it through Parliament. But as the EU declares it will not budge, has the PM run out of road?
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Exclusive: youth vote would not stop Brexit
Our survey of UK students carried out over the past 72 hours suggests that young people voting for the first time in a second poll would fail to tip the balance in a second referendum.
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Brexit paralysed. Your country needs YOU
Theresa May has survived. So British politics continues to go round in circles. As the clock ticks, all are agreed on one thing: we need a breakthrough. Time for the future of the nation to...
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No confidence vote today after May humiliation
Last night, Theresa May’s Brexit plan was destroyed in a historic defeat. Today, she could be gone for good. Meanwhile, the Brexit countdown continues. What happens next? Anything is possible.
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And now, Parliament’s biggest vote in 100 years
It has been 935 days since the EU referendum — and tonight Parliament will finally vote on the withdrawal deal negotiated by Theresa May. It will probably be rejected. But what then?
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Threat of a coup is ‘real and terrifying’
A bombshell plot by senior MPs to seize control of Brexit negotiations tomorrow night and sideline the prime minister has stirred references to Oliver Cromwell’s seizure of power in 1649.
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Ten days to save her political life
Britain today faces a rude awakening after the Christmas holidays. Within the next two weeks the country may choose a new deal with the EU, no deal at all — and/or a new prime minister.
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Bruised May survives to fight another day
Can she call this a victory? Last night, the prime minister won a vote of confidence in her leadership by 200 votes to 117. But some say her authority is now in tatters.
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Scorn and disbelief as May delays EU vote
Can she still be trusted? MPs’ vote on the Brexit deal has been delayed. Like the Grand Old Duke of York, Theresa May marched her plan to Parliament only to march it back down again.
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May calls for national unity as EU signs deal
Can Britain reconcile once Brexit is finally over? Yesterday, EU leaders approved a withdrawal deal with the UK. Theresa May promised the public “a new chapter in our national life.”
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Place your bets on the next boss of the UK!
Is it all over for May? As the resignations pour in and calls for a vote of no confidence grow, The Day weighs up the contenders who could replace...
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700,000 march in biggest Brexit protest
Should there be a second referendum? On October 20, thousands marched in London to demand a people’s vote on Brexit. Support for the cause is growing as talks reach a crucial phase.