Queen backs Johnson's ploy to run down the clock on Brexit resistance

Queen backs Johnson's ploy to run down the clock on Brexit resistance

Arch-Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg flew to Scotland on Wednesday for a secret meeting with the Queen,to get her signature on an order to suspend Parliament.

  • byNick Miller

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New Remainer alliance may push Johnson into the Brexit deal they dread
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New Remainer alliance may push Johnson into the Brexit deal they dread

It's worth remembering that,just a few months ago,almost all of Boris Johnson's cabinet voted for the Brexit deal they now profess to hate.

  • byNick Miller
MPs step up plans to block no-deal Brexit amid signs PM could be preparing for election

MPs step up plans to block no-deal Brexit amid signs PM could be preparing for election

Opposition MPs from across Britain's divided House of Commons joined forces on Tuesday pledging to legislate against a no-deal Brexit.

  • byLatika Bourke
Tory rebels flirt with Corbyn over plan to oust Boris Johnson

Tory rebels flirt with Corbyn over plan to oust Boris Johnson

So-called Tory"Meatloaf Remainers",who would do anything to stop Brexit but"won't do that"(overthrow their own government),may be changing their tune.

  • byNick Miller
Corbyn woos allies for Australian-style'Dismissal'to prevent no-deal Brexit

Corbyn woos allies for Australian-style'Dismissal'to prevent no-deal Brexit

The Labour leader has volunteered to lead a caretaker government to seize power from Boris Johnson,delay Brexit and call an election.

  • byNick Miller
Trump picks his favourites from Britain's chaotic political scene

Trump picks his favourites from Britain's chaotic political scene

The US President claimed to have seen thousands of people cheering him in London as he drove past tens of thousands of anti-Trump protesters.

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'End of the line':May could be gone in days as Brexit rebellion erupts

'End of the line':May could be gone in days as Brexit rebellion erupts

The Conservative party was in open revolt during a day of chaos in the UK,with one MP complaining that"the sofa is up against the door,[Theresa May's] not leaving".

  • byNick Miller
'Bold new offer':May opens door to second Brexit referendum in last-ditch plan

'Bold new offer':May opens door to second Brexit referendum in last-ditch plan

With Boris Johnson waiting in the wings,British Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed her last-ditch plan to win support for her Brexit deal.

  • byNick Miller
Brexit talks collapse as PM May's authority drains away

Brexit talks collapse as PM May's authority drains away

The UK is back where it started on Brexit,with Theresa May heading for a final showdown with her paralysed Parliament over her EU divorce deal.

  • byNick Miller
Let's make a Brexit deal,UK PM May tells Labour opposition

Let's make a Brexit deal,UK PM May tells Labour opposition

Theresa May says her Conservative government and the opposition Labour Party have a duty to strike a compromise.

'F--- Brexit':Voter anger hits home as Tory and Labour councils routed
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'F--- Brexit':Voter anger hits home as Tory and Labour councils routed

Pro-Brexit parties were battered and anti-Brexit parties soared in English local elections. Does this mean the country now wants to Remain?

  • byNick Miller