The Brexit Blog

The Brexit Blog
News and comment on the Brexit process, as Britain tries to leave the EU.

Tuesday 30 April 2019

Steve Hawkes Nails It

Thursday 25 April 2019

Theresa May Has Lost Her Mind


Tuesday 23 April 2019

This Is All Getting a Bit Tedious!

It was so nice to have a few Brexit free days, sadly it was not to last!

Thursday 18 April 2019

Pelosi Wades In

All very well, except there is no deal at the moment!

Friday 12 April 2019

Stand Down A Flight!

Thursday 11 April 2019

Brexit Latest!

Extension Granted Until Halloween

I guarantee that Westminster will squander this extension!

Wednesday 10 April 2019

Long, Short or Non?

Today's Brexit question that will be answered by the end of the day (theoretically), will the UK be granted an extension; if so will it be long or short?

Tuesday 9 April 2019

Leadsom Loses Touch With Reality

The Berlin and Paris meetings are simply the Germans and French being polite, and hoping they can coax a better performance (than the previous occasions) out of May when she faces the full EU again tomorrow.

Monday 8 April 2019

Friday 5 April 2019

May's 30 June Extension Request

Thursday 4 April 2019

Stuck In Purgatory Forever


It seems we will be stuck in purgatory (neither pproperly in, nor properly out) forever now.

Well done the ERG!

Wednesday 3 April 2019

The Blame Game


May Hands Control of Brexit To Corbyn and Parliament


Yesterday, in a speech of very thin gruel, May handed control of Brexit to Corbyn and parliament.

Whilst the ERG et al fulminate that this is a betrayal, it may not be entirely what it seems.

For why?

Given that we have only until 12 April to formulate a plan that the EU will accept, pound to a penny Corbyn screws this up and Parliament ends up deadlocked. As such we will leave the EU without a deal, and May can blame Corbyn and Parliament for screwing it up!

Of course given how unpredictable the ongoing Brexit shenanigans are, it is highly likely I am wrong!

Tuesday 2 April 2019

Stop Dithering - Make a Decision

May's Time For Fence Sitting Ends


Leaders who dither and procrastinate, always end up in the shit as May is now finally realising.

Cameron The Destroyer

A Failure of Compromise?

 
Boles may well be right about the Tories. However, he should not ignore the fact that May's deal would have passed if Labour had voted for it. The failure of compromise lies with all parties at Westminster, not just the Tories.

This is evidenced by the fact that all of last night's indicative votes were defeated.

Monday 1 April 2019

Chief Whip Vents His Spleen