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Paul Bew: Merkel has let alternatives to the backstop out of a bottle. So there's no putting them back in

Lord Bew of Donegore is a crossbench peer, a former Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, and is Professor of Irish Politics at Queen's University, Belfast. Does...
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Would the EU abandon Varadkar? Perhaps. But it's not at all likely

2 days ago | Conservative Home

Throughout Brexit, there have been two apparently fixed points on the EU side of the negotiations. The first was their remarkable cohesion, in the face of a deeply divided...
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UK ‘has prime responsibility for protecting Good Friday Agreement'

2 days ago | Herald Scotland

Simon Coveney's comments came after a request from German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the EU ramp up its plans to avoid a hard border
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The Guardian view on history: don't take its name in vain | Editorial

2 days ago | The Guardian

Politicians claiming to know how the present will be judged should be treated with scepticism. The truth is, nobody does It would hardly now be surprising if the ranks of those...
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UK has chance to 'rethink the whole thing', say EU leaders

2 days ago | The Guardian | 3 articles

Under new agreement, Brexit will be delayed until 12 April in case MPs reject May's deal The British government has been given a chance to “rethink the whole thing”, EU leaders...
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Brexit LIVE: ‘We NEED them' Merkel FURIOUS at Macron and Tusk as they look to punish UK

3 days ago | Daily Express | 2 articles

FURIOUS infighting erupted last night between EU leaders divided over Brexit when Angela Merkel was forced to step in against hardliners Emmanuel Macron and Donald Tusk as they...
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Angela Merkel left baffled by parliamentary procedure

5 days ago | The Spectator

It's not just the government who have been caught by surprise at Bercow's vote announcement yesterday, it raised eyebrows in...
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No matter what terrorists say, Islam and the West are not at war

8 days ago | The Spectator

‘Kill Angela Merkel. Kill Erdogan. Kill Sadiq Khan' were the demands of the white supremacist terrorist who killed 49 innocent...
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EU CIVIL WAR: Merkel successor REJECTS Macron's reform calls - ‘European centralisation!'

14 days ago | Daily Express

THE leader of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has rejected some of Emmanuel Macron's key proposals on how to reform the EU and warned against “European centralisation”...
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No deal better than uncertainty, says head of German industry

21 days ago | The Guardian

Dieter Kempf says two-month Brexit delay would be ‘bad for economy' The head of the German federation of industries has claimed the British are “lost” and has thrown doubt on...
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Brexit timeline: The SEVEN events happening TODAY you NEED to know about

THERESA MAY has faced a weekend of speculation and protests as she prepares for a week of Brexit debate and convincing MPs to back her deal for a third time. Here are the seven... Read more ...

Theresa May coup: Will Theresa May be OUSTED by Cabinet? Will Prime Minister...

THERESA May is holding a last-minute meeting with Brexiteers at Chequers this afternoon, ahead of a Cabinet meeting on Monday morning. But will Theresa May be ousted by Cabinet... Read more ...

Rees-Mogg won't back Theresa May without DUP blessing warns MP ahead of...

WITH Jacob Rees-Mogg set to visit Theresa May for crunch Brexit talks this afternoon, a colleague in the European Research Group has said he is “highly sceptical” the... Read more ...

'March for ME!' Donald Tusk wades in as People's Vote march hits London

EUROPEAN Council President Donald Tusk has demanded Britain's Remainers “march for me” in a haughty jibe to Brexiteers during a People's Vote in London attended by a million... Read more ...

Don't be fooled by the twee placards at the People's Vote march

I've had a lot of flak for describing Saturday's march for a ‘People's Vote' as ‘disturbing'. Angry emailers inform me... Read more ...

EU facing post-Brexit CRISIS: Donald Tusk fears 'there is NO BRIGHT FUTURE...

EUROPEAN Council president Donald Tusk hopes Britain will retract Article 50 and remain in the EU because he fears a competitive and unhappy relationship with the UK after... Read more ...

What Boris Johnson is REALLY planning: Brexiteer's next steps REVEALED

BORIS Johnson is preparing for the “mother of all U-turns” where he will back Theresa May's Brexit deal if the Prime Minister resigns. Read more ...

Will MPs get a free vote on alternatives to the PM's Brexit plan?

A point of significant tension at this morning's cabinet will be over whether the PM is to allow her ministers... Read more ...

END OF POLITICS: MPs plot to seize control from Britain's elected Government

BREXIT has pushed British party politics to breaking point as MPs will tonight attempt to sideline Theresa May's elected Government and take control themselves. Read more ...

In defence of Sarah Vine

The first job of a columnist on a big newspaper is to be noticed. If people aren't talking about the... Read more ...