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‘What have I done to my country?’ Leave voter breaks into tears as he apologises for backing Brexit

A Leave voter broke into tears on LBC this morning as he apologised for backing Brexit. Talking to James O'Brien live on air he sobbed as he asked "what have I done to my country? I'm so sorry." The government has been thrown into disarray today after a raft of resignations and votes of no confidence plagued Theresa May's draft proposals for exiting the European Union. Yesterday O'Brien listed some of the many misleading stories that have been distributed by the British...

Rees-Mogg hands in letter of no-confidence to 1922 Committee

Jacob Rees-Mogg has handed in a letter of no-confidence to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee. The prominent Brexiter told said Theresa May’s Brexit deal “has turned out to be worse than anticipated and fails to meet the promises given to the nation by the Prime Minister”. The letter follows up on a threat Mr Rees-Mogg made in the House of Commons this morning, when he reeled off a list of promises he said the Prime Minister had...

Pound plummets amid cabinet resignations as May battles to save Brexit deal

The pound is plummeting after Dominic Raab, and three other prominent Ministers resigned the morning, following May's Brexit deal with the EU. The prospect of a 'no deal' Brexit is rising and the Pound is falling. The Pound-to-Euro exchange rate is quoted at 1.1334, the Pound-to-Dollar exchange rate at 1.2786. We are seeing huge +1% losses against the Australian and New Zealand Dollars. Commenting on the fall in Sterling following the resignation of Dominic Raab, Secretary of State for Exiting...

Today in Commons Corbyn says May’s Brexit deal is “half baked”

Today Jeremy Corbyn has laid into May in the Commons over the Brexit deal, he told the House that the deal did not meet the six tests Labour needed the plan to pass for his party support it. He called the deal "half baked," and he said that he had no confidence that Government could sort a deal out by end of 2020. He said if a deal is not agreed by the end of 2020, there would be further...

Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab quits

Brexit Minsiter Dominic Raab has quit and resigned from the Cabinet. He tweeted: "Today, I have resigned as Brexit Secretary. I cannot in good conscience support the terms proposed for our deal with the EU. Here is my letter to the PM explaining my reasons, and my enduring respect for her. Today, I have resigned as Brexit Secretary. I cannot in good conscience support the terms proposed for our deal with the EU. Here is my letter to the PM...

Brexit deal: The key points

The prime minister's 585-page proposed agreement was finalised late last night, these are the main points that have emerged from it, so far. More analysis to follow. UK to become a "single customs territory" starting in March 2019 going on until December 2020 UK will remain in EU customs union indefinitely if new agreement not reached by December 2020 Northern Ireland will be in the same customs agreement as UK and EU if no future agreement is agreed EU nationals...

Tusk says Brexit deal is lose-lose

The deal struck between Britain and the EU over Brexit yesterday is  a"lose-lose" situation and only a piece of "damage control", according to Donald Tusk. Speaking in Brussels on this morning after the release late on Wednesday of the Brexit agreement Donald Tusk told reporters: "I took good note of Prime Minister May’s statement yesterday. "Of course I don’t share the prime minister’s enthusiasm about Brexit as such. Since the very beginning we have had no doubt that Brexit is a...

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