The United Kingdom’s Parliament voted on a series of amendments to The Governments Brexit withdrawal deal today and has manged to increase the possibility of a no-deal Brexit by voting to renegotiate the withdrawal deal.
Voting on amendments to the British Governments proposals to withdraw from the European Union are set to take place today. Seven amendments have been selected for discussion and vote.
Voting on amendments to Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal will take place tomorrow, but it is unclear which amendments will be chosen by the Speaker of the House. Meanwhile, retailers warn of the dire consequences of a no-deal EU withdrawal.
Theresa May has returned to Parliament with a Plan B that MPs say looks suspiciously like Plan A, ministers and MPs across the party lines are railing against her plan again.
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The Conservative and Labour Parties are locked in a Brexit stand-off, with Labour leader refusing to enter into discussions with the Prime Minister unless a no deal Brexit is taken off the table. While Theresa May has said that it is not within her power to remove no deal from the list of Brexit possibilities.
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A humiliating defeat in Parliament on the Government’s European Union withdrawal deal has left the European freight industry in chaos as the road ahead is uncertain. The Government now faces a vote of confidence, but without an extension to Article 50 the UK could crash out of the EU.
Theresa May’s Government is facing a defeat of substantial proportions in Parliament for the European Union withdrawal deal that it has negotiated with the EU. If the Government is defeated the margin of defeat may decide the next steps in the long running Brexit saga.
Another member of Prime Minister Theresa May’s government has resigned as Britain awaits the outcome of the meaningful vote which is due to take place tomorrow evening in the UK. Credit
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Parliament amended the Brexit debate time table and demanded a new plan from Prime Minister Theresa May, making a ‘no deal’ Brexit somewhat less likely.
The British Government has made efforts to alleviate the expected congestion in the south-east of England if there is no Brexit deal with agreements with Danish, French and UK ferry operators who have agreed to increase capacity at ports away from the Dover region.
The European Shippers’ Council says that a no deal withdrawal from the European Union is the most likely scenario if the Conservative Government lose the ‘meaningful vote’ in mid-January and that could cause chaos on both sides of The Channel.
A no deal Brexit is the worst possible scenario for traders between the EU and the UK, but hauliers the problems of leaving the EU are significantly worse under with a disorderly crashing out of the union, exacerbating driver shortages and limiting market access.
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Brexit is right around the corner, but the U.K. and the EU are struggling to come to terms with a deal that could be a win-win for both the factions.
This week’s events in the UK Parliament have left freight transport operators confused as to the regime that they will face in both Ireland and the UK. As a consequence the community has decided to prepare for the UK without a deal in place with the EU.
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