Tag: Jeremy Wright

The PM set out a clear ask in terms of an extension and it is important that she set out the rationale for that.” The prime minister has requested an extension to article 50 until 30 June but this has previously been turned down and some EU leaders have suggested they would rather grant a longer extension of about a year, potentially with a break clause if the UK ratifies a deal during that time. If no extension is granted, the UK is set to leave the EU without a deal on Friday. During the weekend, Conservative ministers talked up the chances of a compromise with Labour, with Downing Street making clear the government could be open to making changes to the political declaration in order to sign up to a form of customs union. And that’s what these conversations are about.” However, the shadow Brexit secretary, Keir Starmer, said Labour was waiting for the government to move on issues such as the customs union. “There aren’t any scheduled talks yet but I’ve no doubt things will develop today,” he told ITV News. “At the moment we haven’t seen a change of position from the government. “All they’ve done so far is to indicate various things, but not to change the political declaration. Where next for Brexit? MPs vote to establish favoured option - May said she would back this Yes 10 April EU considers UK proposal, including extension, at summit EU disagrees EU agrees No deal on 12 April UK revokes article 50 Can Commons pass deal before 22 May? “To agree to be non-voting members of the EU, under the surrender proposed by Jeremy Corbyn – it cannot, must not and will not happen.” Brexit may destroy parties.

Like the rest of the country, the 2016 EU referendum divided MPs into two tribes - Leave and Remain. MPs are described as rebels one day, for voting against their party leadership, only to become loyalists the next day and vice versa. But for now, here is a guide to the main factions in the Commons: Theresa May loyalists Government ministers, basically - there are just over 100 them out of a total of 316 Tory MPs - and those backbenchers who support Theresa May's Brexit policies, or at least are not willing to vote against them and threaten her leadership. Most Tory MPs fall into this category but it is not enough for Mrs May to be sure of winning key Commons votes, even with the support of the DUP's MPs, who unlike Mrs May backed Leave in the EU referendum. At-a-glance: The UK's four Brexit options Tory hard Brexiteers Sixty Conservative MPs, headed by Jacob Rees-Mogg, are members of the European Research Group - a pro-Brexit lobby, who are against Theresa May's plans for trading arrangements with the EU. Mr Grieve has said he will quit the party if Boris Johnson becomes prime minister, in reaction to a row over the former foreign secretary's comments about the burka. Government survives key Brexit trade vote Cross-party crusaders Conservative MP Anna Soubry, a close ally of Labour's Chuka Umunna in the People's Vote campaign for another EU referendum (see below), has called in the past for the creation of a new centre-ground party. Tory second referendum group Former Education Secretary Justine Greening is the most senior Conservative to have called for a referendum on the final Brexit deal. No 10 rejects Greening's referendum call The Corbynites Loyalty is highly prized by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn - hardly surprising given the number of his own MPs who have tried to oust him - and many of the new intake of Labour MPs, as well as his inner circle, are fully behind his Brexit stance. This is the core of a group who say they are standing up for the millions of Labour supporters who voted to Leave the EU.