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We’re “well on the road” to Brexit, Theresa May declared this afternoon, but by God it promises to be a bumpy one.
Theresa May has insisted the UK is "well on the road" to Brexit, despite the EU delaying talks on the future trading relationship until March of next year.
European leaders have given the green light to phase two of the Brexit negotiations - but told Britain it must abide by EU rules until 2021.
British inventions are often monetised overseas and the benefits accrue elsewhere. From the world wide web to the electric car, this is the land of missed opportunity.
Unite is facing an investigation over Len McCluskey’s re-election as general secretary following a probe by the Government’s trade union regulator.
The EU Withdrawal Bill is expected to reach the House of Lords early in the new year, after its four-month journey through the Commons. And, as Gary Connor reports, peers on all sides are determined to have their say
The Trade Bill must focus on standards and rights – not just tariffs and quotas – or the UK will end up with a raw deal, warns Barry Gardiner
Sebastian Whale looks at what’s coming up in the Chamber and Westminster Hall this week
Graham Brady reflects on Parliament’s ‘dog years’ – and hopes Christmas recess will allow for tensions to be calmed and tempers soothed
European leaders will today give the green light for Brexit talks to move onto the next phase - after Theresa May told them it was "in the best interests" of Britain and the EU.
Death threats have reportedly been sent to the Conservative MPs who voted against the Government in this week’s crunch Brexit bill vote.
Theresa May is reportedly preparing to back down on plans to enshrine the date of Brexit in law amid fears she faces another embarrassing Commons defeat.
Scotland's higher earners are to pay an extra £164m in income tax under plans set out by the SNP.
Cara Heaney, EY Partner and Head of People Advisory Services in Scotland, comments on Scottish Income Tax:
Theresa May has insisted that the Government’s landmark Brexit Bill is still “making good progress” despite suffering a humiliating defeat in the Commons last night.
Tory rebels have warned Theresa May that she faces another Commons defeat over her plans to enshrine the date of Brexit in law.
The highly successful High Value Manufacturing Catapult, which stimulates and supports the commercial application of new technologies through the development of innovative manufacturing processes, has appointed Stephen Burgess, Mary Champion, Allan Cook, Andy Neely and Margaret Wood as Non-Executive Directors to its Supervisory Board to replace those members who will retire during 2018.
Nick Clegg knows better than most how dramatically the pendulum can swing in British politics. As the battle lines are drawn over Brexit, the former Deputy Prime Minister talks to Labour’s Stephen Kinnock about the ‘evolving’ public debate and why next year’s ‘meaningful vote’ is shaping up to be the biggest decision in Parliament’s post-war history
Theresa May blocked an attempt to deselect serial Conservative rebel Heidi Allen, according to her former top aide Nick Timothy.
A Downing Street spokesman today said the Government had "no plans" to withdraw its amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill enshrining the date of Brexit in UK law.
David Davis has been cleared of contempt of Parliament after MPs complained he had misled the House over government research on the impact of Brexit.
Guy Verhofstadt has praised the pro-EU rebels who last night backed a vote to give MPs a guaranteed say on the final Brexit deal struck with Brussels.
Tory MP Nadine Dorries has called for colleagues who voted against the Government in last night's crunch Brexit bill vote to be deselected.
Theresa May's authority as Prime Minister has been dealt a huge blow after a major rebellion by Conservative MPs saw her lose a crunch vote on the Government's flagship Brexit bill.