Most of the British media today supported the government draft agreement on the exit from the European Union, calling on MEPs to respect the democratic decision taken in the 2016 referendum. "You have the last chance," one of the newspapers warned.more
ritish car production slumped by an annual 15.3 percent last month as demand in important European and Asian markets fell, an industry body said on Thursday as it warned again about the damage a no-deal Brexit would do to the sector.more
Citizens of EU countries living in the United Kingdom are ridiculing billboards and advertising slogans of the Home Office campaign, which concerns the need to register after Brexit. Immigrants dislike the placement of irrelevant cups of tea on posters and the lack of specific information. "Registration is not an invitation to tea, but something we have to do, although we do not want it."more
MSPs backed a motion lodged by Scottish Greens co-convener Patrick Harvie, insisting the UK should revoke Article 50 in the absence of an extension allowing for a People's Vote.more
The European Commission, noting the vote in the British parliament on the next steps on Brexit, today called London to positively indicate the options preferred by the United Kingdom.more
The British media in today's editions praised the decision of Prime Minister Theresa May to offer her resignation from her position in exchange for accepting an exit from the European Union, but are skeptical if it is enough to break the Brexit impasse.more
EU citizens applying for the Settled Status scheme are being charged up to 40p a minute to use the official Home Office helpline.Campaigners demanded the charges be scrapped, as they claimed some callers were spending 20 minutes on the phone on multiple occasions as they grappled with the system.more
There was no sign of a breakthrough in the Brexit deadlock Wednesday when UK lawmakers failed to agree on an alternative to Theresa May's beleaguered plan even as she offered to resign in a desperate attempt to save it.more
The very strong trend of Poles returning to the country is still visible, according to the "Przeprowadzki" report, which investigated where and how many Poles moved in 2018.more
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of trips made to Ireland in February rose by 2.7%, despite a drop in the number of UK visitors coming here.more
The British media today underline the unprecedented scale of the political crisis surrounding the planned departure of Britain from the EU, adding that the attempt by Members to take control of the agenda of the House of Commons may further deepen this chaos.more
Yesterday in a late night vote in the House of Commons which could have far-reaching repercussions, MPs voted 329 to 302 - a majority of 27 - for a backbench plan leading to a series of "indicative votes" on alternative Brexit paths.more
Theresa May says she does not have enough support to win a vote on her EU withdrawal deal "as things stand".
She said she would continue trying to get MPs to back it before putting it to the Commons for a third time this week.more
A "no-deal" Brexit is looking increasingly likely, according to the EU and the bloc has revealed its contingency plan for that scenario. But it warned the measures could only reduce disruption, not prevent it.more