An independent sovereign UK could not be bound by the rulings of a foreign court
In recent weeks, we have become used to unreasonable demands from the European Commission, from their refusal to discuss trade to the seemingly arbitrary size of the “divorce bill”. But their most...
View ArticleThe rumoured ‘third way’ customs plan would spell Brexit in name only
The rumoured so-called “third way” solution to our future customs relationship with the European Union is little more than a rebrand of the “New Customs Partnership” which the Government presented last...
View ArticleTheresa May’s Chequers plan will prove fatal to British fishing
Since the United Kingdom joined the EEC in 1973, the effect on the British fishing industry and once vibrant rural coastal communities has been utterly shocking. 45 years ago, more than 20,000 British...
View ArticleBrexit should allow us to work more closely with freedom-loving kindred...
A US-UK trade deal is important for both parties. Its importance stems from the strength and endurance of the bond between our two countries. We are united by our history, culture and language. We have...
View ArticleThe Prime Minister must not go for a deal at any cost
The wide-ranging Free Trade Agreement with zero tariffs proposed by Donald Tusk in March foundered on the supposed problems of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. In...
View ArticleWe must intensify plans for trading on WTO terms and then negotiate a UK-EU...
Pulling the vote on its Withdrawal Agreement at the eleventh hour, the Government acknowledged what we already knew: the Backstop proposal is completely unacceptable and the Agreement stood no chance...
View ArticleThe mini-deals allowing us to leave without a Withdrawal Agreement are done –...
At Prime Minister’s Questions on 20th March, the Prime Minister stood at the Despatch Box and repeatedly told the Commons the maximum extension to Article 50 that she could countenance. Answering MPs...
View ArticleThe next Prime Minister must ensure we are out of the EU by 31st October,...
If the most recent polling is to be believed, Thursday’s unintended and unwanted European Parliament elections will have been a disaster for the Conservative Party. We may well fail to have a single...
View ArticleBrexit reflections from Owen Paterson
Here is the latest in our series reflecting on the Brexit process with regular BrexitCentral authors and others who have played an important role in our journey out of the European Union. Here are the...
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