Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Theresa May (and soon Nicola Sturgeon): the strange backbench lives of former national leaders
@rt.com 5 years ago
Tory hardliners warn BoJo they’ll block May’s ‘dead’ Brexit deal, even without Irish backstop
@theguardian.com 5 years ago
Cabinet ministers split over customs union Brexit deal with Labour
@TheNewEuropean 5 years ago
Backbench bid to further delay Brexit clears Commons to Brexiteer anger #CooperBill https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/backbench-bid-to-further-delay-brexit-clears-commons-to-brexiteer-anger-1-5976959
@nytimesworld 5 years ago
The authority of Britain’s executive branch was diminished to a point not seen in recent history. The country watched an increasingly empowered group of backbench legislators take control of the government’s principal piece of Brexit legislation. https://nyti.ms/2EXRnAG
@rt.com 5 years ago
Brexit Plan B vote: Will MPs take control of UK’s EU divorce?
@nytimesworld 5 years ago
Tuesday will be a day of muscle-flexing in Parliament, in which opposition and backbench lawmakers — traditionally the system’s weaker players — will try to take a greater degree of control over Brexit https://nyti.ms/2DEOzsu
@guardian 5 years ago
Growing backbench Brexit rebellion has been months in the making https://trib.al/ReLiWOp
@TheNewEuropean 5 years ago
John McDonnell appeared to utter that Brexit WILL happen in response to comments made by a backbench Labour MP on #Peston. https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/john-mcdonell-chukka-umunna-robert-peston-on-brexit-and-the-budget-1-5760329
@guardian 6 years ago
Jeremy Corbyn hit by backbench revolt by 75 MPs in Brexit vote https://trib.al/TO5SSYq
@guardian 6 years ago
Jeremy Corbyn hit by backbench revolt by 75 MPs in Brexit vote https://trib.al/Plab3Hb
@channel4.com 7 years ago
Government denies Brexit bill concession