– how the world has changed since June 23
Unsurprisingly to most observers, several Brexit leaning ministers in Theresa May’s cabinet have today resigned their positions, as they could not get everything they asked for in the Brexit agreement between the UK and the EU.
Read MoreThe year 2017 has been as interesting as it has been frustrating for Brexiters and Bremainers alike. Article 50 was triggered and a snap election was held in the UK, but instead of giving direction and a strong mandate to the negotiations, the exact opposite has happened.
Read MoreJust in time for Christmas, the UK government has taken another powerful, yet purely symbolic decision in order to “take back control”.
Read MoreClaims by leading Brexiteers that leaving EU is an expression of the will of the people sounds still more hollow, as yet another poll shows a majority wanting to remain in the European Union.
Read More“Clearly British humour has no boundaries” was the immediate reaction of former Belgian PM and leader of the European Liberals, Guy Verhofstadt, to the appointment of Boris Johnson as the new UK Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Verhofstadt’s view was echoed by other leading politicians, including Labour leadership contender Angela Eagle and SNP spokesman Pete Wishart. The latter said that “We thought the new prime minister [Theresa May] didn’t have a sense of humour – she’s only gone and proven that totally wrong”. Several British and international media outlets have begun publishing…
Read MoreThere seems to be no bounds to the surprises that the aftermath of the Brexit referendum will yield. Before the results of the Brexit referendum became known, David Cameron was expected to stay on at least for the preliminary negotiations with the EU about the UK steeping out. As the result became clear, Cameron announced his intention to stand down as PM with a successor being appointed at the Conservative party conference in October. Former Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, was widely expected to stand for the leadership, but following…
Read MoreTory Brexitter and leadership contender Andrea Leadsom has withdrawn from the Conservative Party leadership race, leaving Theresa May as the only candidate and probable next PM of the United Kingdom. Leadsom was seen as a new bright star of the Conservative party following her contribution to the Leave campaign, and she was not tainted by the post-referendum in-fight between former allies Michael Gove and Boris Johnson. Although Theresa May had the support of the majority of the Conservative parliamentary party, Leadsom was considered to have a good chance of securing a majority…
Read MoreIn a ironic twist of circumstances, David Cameron today rejected calls for a new Brexit referendum. Cameron’s rejection comes despite 4 mio. signatures calling for a new referendum to take place, and without the matter having been formally discussed in cabinet or in the House of Commons. Ironically, while many UK politicians have critized the EU for being un-democratic, it only takes 1 mio signatures for a citizens’ initiative to be taken up for discussion in the European Commission, while apparently 4 mio signatures is not enough to take something…
Read MoreAlmost two weeks after the crucial Brexit vote, the waters seems to have settled down a bit both in the UK and in the rest of the European Union. Paradoxically, however, the number of unknown factors have increased significantly since the vote, and how it will all turn out in the end is anybody’s guess. The major UK parties are all but leaderless, as David Cameron has announced his intention to resign, and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is basically without support among his own MPs, making any opinion he may…
Read MoreIn a move,which seemed to surprise even his closest colleagues and supporters, Boris Johnson earlier today declined to stand as leader of the Conservative Party and as the next PM of the United Kingdom. Johnson announced his intention not to stand at a much anticipated press conference expected to be his campaign launch. He began his speech, held at St. Ermin’s Hotel close to the Palace of Westminster, by outlining what he called “the agenda for the next Prime Minister of this country”. But just as cheers and celebrations were…
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