Ken Clarke on Brexit: “No one voted for these things. A lot of Brexiters thought we should never leave the single market, of which Margaret Thatcher’s government was the architect. It was only supposed to have been about getting out of political Europe.” theneweuropean.co.uk
Boris Johnson’s government said it would leave a post-Brexit standstill period at the end of next year, with or without a trade deal with the European Union on.wsj.com
As Parliament prepares for a momentous debate over Prime Minister Theresa May’s unpopular plan to leave the European Union, the government is mocked for its first major test run of a chaotic no-deal Brexit scenario nyti.ms
With hours remaining to save her job, Theresa May had one argument: Changing leaders so close to the March 29 deadline to leave the E.U. could open the door to something worse, a Labour government or a reversal of Brexit. nyti.ms
Boris Johnson’s resignation followed that of the Brexit secretary, David Davis, deepening divisions in Prime Minister Theresa May’s government as it negotiates terms to leave the bloc nyti.ms