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Supporters of Brexit are “completely wrong” if they think recourse to an obscure trade rule will stop tariffs springing up overnight if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said on Friday.
Only Boris can bury Brexit
23/04/2019
The next PM will have promised the electorate something that she or he is quite unable to deliver.
ID’s influence doubtful, however, after falling short in aim to become third-biggest bloc.
'High Risk' That Brexit Party Receives Illegal Foreign Donations, Electoral Commission Warns
12/06/2019
Nigel Farage warned by watchdog his party could face penalties unless it overhauls its PayPal fundraising system.
Electoral Commission says Nigel Farage’s latest project must overhaul fundraising. / Nigel Farage’s fledgling political party is at high risk of receiving and accepting illegal donations, a watchdog has concluded.
A Brexit Party MEP has tweeted a video of himself trying to use EU Parliament voting machines and appearing to claim that they are rigged. / The video tweeted by Lance Forman, the Brexit Party MEP for London, shows him attempting to press the 'no' button on a voting machine.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May stepped down as Tory leader. The Brexit Party came up short in the Peterborough by-election. US President Donald Trump visited three countries. RTÉ Europe Editor Tony Connelly, London Correspondent Fiona Mitchell and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin look at a busy (but surprisingly calm) week.
Who REALLY won the EU elections, the #DeniedMyVote scandal, the ruins of Labour and the Tories… / After the EU parliamentary elections turned into a straight-up showdown between the Remain bloc and the Brexit Party, who’s in charge now – and what’s left of the Tories and Labour?
It did not take much more than a basic level of scrutiny to expose his rhetoric for what it is - scaremongering.
Labour says "the politics of hope can win regardless of the odds" as Nigel Farage's party suffers defeat.
Peterborough by-election result: Brexit Party fails to win first MP as Labour retains seat
07/06/2019
Labour’s Lisa Forbes wins seat vacated by disgraced MP Fiona Onasanya.
Labour will not win general election unless it backs second Brexit referendum, poll analysis suggests
05/06/2019
Jeremy Corbyn’s party is losing three times as many supporters to rivals who back Remain as to Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party. / Labour will be unable to win a majority in a general election unless it changes its stance on a second referendum, new analysis of polling suggests.
The Welsh Government has officially shifted its position on Brexit. It will now primarily argue for the UK to stay in the EU, rather than for its previous proposals for leaving with a deal on the single market and customs union which it said would protect Welsh jobs, prosperity and security.
Peterborough byelection hopeful had role in firm that exploited ‘feudal’ system. / The Brexit party’s candidate in the Peterborough byelection has been criticised for profiteering from buying and selling freeholds of hundreds of new homes.
Nigel Farage has defended the Brexit party MEP Ann Widdecombe, after she suggested science might one day produce an answer to being gay.
Brexit party MEP sparks anger by claiming people may one day be able to switch sexuality. / Ann Widdecombe has come under fire after she suggested science might one day “produce an answer” to being gay.
Lib Dems become most popular party closely followed by Brexit Party, YouGov poll suggests
31/05/2019
The Liberal Democrats have become the most popular party in the country, a poll suggests.
A Brexit Party MEP has been left stumped by a presenter's simple request to explain his party's policy on the Irish border.
He’s the most effective demagogue in a generation. Now he sets the agenda. / "The Brexit Party’s campaign was a one-man show. While it has a sophisticated digital strategy, the party has no members and no manifesto, and none of its candidates were democratically selected."
Nigel Farage’s Brexit party has been in talks to join the far-right group in the European parliament and is keeping its options open about its future allies, a spokesman for the party has said.
‘Height of hypocrisy’: New Brexit Party MEP for northeast England lives in south of France
27/05/2019
Former Tory MSP accused of ‘hypocrisy’ for standing on platform to remove free movement.
I was told to ‘go home’ because I am a pro-Europe MEP. This torrent of bitter abuse must be stopped
30/05/2019
I am everything that Brexit Party activists despise: an immigration success story, a woman in a position of power and a proud evangelist for the European Union.
Brexit Party MEP Martin Daubney flails as Northern Irish interviewer discovers he can’t answer border issue
29/05/2019
Newly elected Brexit Party MEP elect Martin Daubney suffered a bruising encounter with BBC Radio Ulster’s Stephen Nolan who challenged him on what the party’s policy would be towards the Irish border.
A wave of support for populists and Greens has disrupted centrist parties across the EU. Daniel Boffey considers what it means for the bloc and Brexit.
Nigel Farage admits it’s impossible to depose him as leader of the Brexit Party because ‘it’s a start-up’
28/05/2019
Nigel Farage conceded that there is no way that backers of the triumphant Brexit Party can oust him from his post as leader as he refused to be drawn on the policies the party would adopt after coming first in the European elections.