All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU.
Brexit is the scheduled withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European (EU). It follows a referendum held in the UK on 23 june 2016, in which 52% of those voting supported withdrawal. The UK government invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), starting a two-year process which was due to conclude with the UK withdrawing on 29 March 2019. As the UK Parliament refused to ratify the negotiated withdrawal agreement and Declaration on Future Relations, that deadline has been extended twice, and is currently 31st October 2019. UK law requires the government to seek a third extension if no agreement is reached before the next meeting of the European Council on 17-18 October.
Withdrawal is advocated by Eurosceptics and opposed by pro-Europeanists, both of whom span the political spectrum. The UK joined the European Communities (EC) in 1973, with continued membership endorsed in a 1975 referendum. In the 1970s and 1980s, withdrawal from the EC was advocated mainly by the political left e.g in the Labour Party’s 1983 election manifesto.
From the 1990s, the Eurosceptic wing of the Conservative Party grew , and led a rebellion over ratification of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty, which established the EU. In parallel with the UK Independence Party (UKIP), and the Cross-party people’s pledge campaign, it pressured Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron to hold a referendum on continued EU membership. Cameron, who had campaigned to remain, resigned after the result and was succeeded by Theresa May and presently Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson, the present Prime Minister of the UK has promised to deliver Brexit.
Finally, the much anticipated divorce seems likely as the UK and EU have agreed a Brexit deal in the final hours of negotiations, keeping alive Boris Johnson’s hopes of taking the country out of the bloc on October 31. But in a serious blow to the prime minister’s chances of winning a vote in the … Read moreJUST IN: Boris deal in potential shambles over DUP resolution
Furious leave supporters argued that the UK Prime Minister should push for a no deal Brexit as one remarked he doesn’t give a “s***” about an EU deal. Leave supporters in East London insisted that Boris Johnson was doing a good job with Brexit and argue that they would be happy with a no deal … Read moreFurious Brexiteers demand Johnson push for no deal Brexit
Uk PM Boris Johnson last night warned France’s Emmanuel Macron not to be fooled into believing Britain will delay its departure from the EU. The Prime Minister said it was time to “push forward” to get a deal done in a telephone call with the president. Now is the time for Brussels to match the … Read moreBoris Johnson Issues Furious Warnings To EU Leaders Over Brexit
Jacob Rees-Mogg , the new Commons Leader tore into Bercow’s handling of Brexit in a Manchester Conference speech, saying ‘in my view, he has now flown too close to the sun.’ The Speaker has attracted criticism and support over a series of pro-Parliament decisions that have infuriated the governments of Boris Johnson and Theresa May. … Read moreJacob Rees-Mogg SLAMS John Bercow For Helping MPs Defy Boris Johnson Over Brexit
The prime minister said he was “cautiously optimistic” of getting a Brexit deal, but the UK would leave by the deadline “whatever happens”. EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said he did not have “reasons to be optimistic” over getting a deal. The prime minister will meet him and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on … Read moreBORIS JOHNSON- I’d Rather Be Dead In A Ditch Than Ask For An Extension
Leader of the opposition Jeremy Corbyn has come under intense internal pressure to commit Labour to an unequivocal policy of remaining in the European Union as more than 100 councillors issued a joint warning to the party’s ruling body that any form of Brexit would threaten jobs, public services, workers’ rights and the environment. In … Read morePlot To Stop Brexit Thickens Amid Internal Pressure On Jeremy Corbyn
BREXIT PARTY leader Nigel Farage furiously slammed BBC presenter Andrew Marr, claiming he was “treated like a war criminal” during his appearance on the show during the EU election campaign. Nigel Farage got into a fiery clash with BBC host Andrew Marr back in May, later branding the interview a “disgrace”. The Brexit Party leader … Read moreBrexit Party Leader Launches Astonishing Attack on BBC’s Andrew Marr