7 questions MPs can ask to expose holes in May’s deal
PM will again field questions from MPs on her deal this afternoon. Here are some forensic lines of questioning which expose its failings.
Customs u-turn joins long line of May’s Brexit flip-flops
Since PM laid out hard-Brexit red lines at start of 2017 we’ve had one u-turn after another. Here’s our recap of the most significant.
11 new facts which mean we need a People’s Vote
Lots of facts have emerged since the referendum showing Brexit isn’t all it was cracked up to be. We need a People’s Vote on the deal.
Transition u-turn means more years as vassal and bigger bill
It’s good government admits two-year stopgap may not be long enough. But we’ll be a rule-taker and pay perhaps £12bn for each extra year.
Carney clarifies Brexit economic burden – and quadruples it...
Bank of England governor denied saying at Davos that Brexit vote was costing UK £200m a week in lost economic growth. It’s more like £750m.
Davis under fire from both sides on transition fantasy
MPs grilled Brexit secretary over unrealistic timetables and Brexiters accused him of making UK a “vassal state”.
Extending the transition won’t be easy
May says a two-year transition is enough. It isn’t. She may hope it’ll then be easy to get an extension. It won’t. It’s time she fessed up.
Just wait to see May get MPs to approve £40bn divorce bill
A combination of Tory Brexiters and opposition parties could defeat the “money resolution” she’ll have to put before the Commons next year.
Hammond lays bare fragility of May’s chaotic cabinet
Chancellor’s comments on Brexit “end state” and payments without trade deal speak volumes on cabinet dissent and PM’s absent leadership.
Look at all May’s U-turns. There is no good Brexit deal
With one flip-flop after another, PM’s deal with EU leaders is far cry from bullish Lancaster House vision. Here’s our definitive run-down.
£44bn bill is just start of May’s truly awful Brexit deal
We’ll end up paying even more money, follow EU rules for many years without a say and still lose access to juicy bits of its market.
Brexit “divorce bill” battles will rage on and on
If PM thinks doubling exit payment offer will settle matter, she’s wrong. Complex details will occupy negotiators throughout talks and beyond.