Politics
UK formally leaves EU… on Central European Time
"Nothing says sovereignty like Brexiting in European time."
Nicola Sturgeon tweets ‘Scotland will be back soon, Europe’ as leaders see in the New Year
MEP Terry Reintke also sent out a sobering tweet, saying "tonight so many rights and freedoms come to an end".
Exiting EU and 2020 is ‘marvellous example of a buy one, get one free’ – Tory Eurosceptics gloat over deal
"The victory is one for democracy and for sovereignty and it is a momentous moment which, by any historic standards, can only be compared in peacetime to what happened in the late 1680s and ’90s."
This thread tries to make sense of Brexit deal but will not bring much comfort
As Brexitists lie in bed at night let’s make sure they're plagued by a little voice: 'we’ll rejoin one day...'
Brexit: What will change for the average Briton from January 1?
A new era for the UK’s relationship with the EU begins in 2021.
Let ‘grass grow over Brexit battlefield’, argues Lamont as deal labelled ‘Christmas sack of broken promises’
“This is not a good deal … it is a Christmas sack of broken promises from the Prime Minister, who deals with the problem by simply misleading the country about the deal he has done.”
Best reactions as Tory MP celebrates Brexit with cardboard cut-out of Margaret Thatcher
"Yet more proof that this has all just been a 30 year long revenge mission by morons with mummy issues."
Petition asks MPs to return to work to support NHS in its “darkest hour”
Jacob Rees-Mogg said it is "absolutely suitable" that the House of Commons recess is extending by a week.
Almost 20% of Labour MPs rebel against Starmer over Brexit deal support
“It fails the British people, it fails my constituents and I have to meet my responsibilities as a member of the British Parliament and vote against it today.”