26th Mar 2019 https://nfind.uk/brexit_cliff_edge/index.php/newsletter=32 brexit_cliff_edge

Jobs at Risk

Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase Co. is pushing about 300 Londonbased investment banking staff to sign fresh contracts confirming theyll leave the U.K. in the event of a nodeal Brexit people familiar with the matter said. The employees who work in areas such as sales and risk have been presented with contracts in the last week that demand they relocate to a European Union country such as Germany or France in a nodeal scenario the people said declining to be identified as the details are private. A spokesman for JPMorgan in London declined to comment. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-25/jpmorgan-said-to-push-300-employees-to-leave-london-after-brexit 25th Mar 2019

Jobs at Risk

The Telegraph Hundreds of JP Morgan staff have been asked to relocate out of the UK at fairly short notice in the event of a nodeal Brexit. Around 300 investment banking staff will have to sign new contracts in the coming weeks confirming whether or not they will relocate abroad. Sources said if they refused the bank would try to find them an alternative role. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/03/25/jp-morgan-asks-300-staff-leave-uk-event-no-deal-brexit/ 25th Mar 2019

Jobs at Risk

Financial Times Senior executives describe as planning for the worst while hoping for the best include buying and leasing property in continental Europe applying for new or upgraded licences in EU countries transferring and hiring hundreds of staff transferring business to new legal entities and sending thousands of letters to clients about new arrangements. Costs for individual companies have run to the hundreds of millions of pounds. We would say that we are Brexitready at Lloyds that would also be true for the other major crossborder insurance companies says Bruce CarnegieBrown chairman of Lloyds of London the specialist insurance market. We got cracking on this really very quickly after the referendum and began by thinking about where we would need to be domiciled in the EU in the event of a hard Brexit. https://www.ft.com/content/c1e46ea8-2ee7-11e9-80d2-7b637a9e1ba1 25th Mar 2019

Jobs at Risk

BBC A leading Welsh businesswoman has said she is convinced Brexit uncertainty is stalling business growth. Laura Tenison founder of JoJo Maman Bebe said consumer confidence was at an alltime low. The clothing and accessories company has been growing at 20 a year and has the capacity to send out 6000 parcels a day but is now down to about 2000 a day. She said it has been extremely tough for the retail sector. Until about six months ago we were doing well we continued to grow but recently the lack of consumer confidence is so apparent people dont know when their job stability is going to be given back to them she said. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47668745 25th Mar 2019

Economic Impact

The Yorkshire Post Sentiment and volumes are deteriorating sharply in the financial services sector with a number of indicators at their lowest since the financial crisis of 2008 according to the latest CBIPwC Financial Services Survey. The quarterly survey of 84 firms found that optimism about the overall business situation in the financial services sector plunged sharply falling at the quickest pace since December 2008. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/markets/brexit-is-now-a-national-emergency-says-cbi-s-chief-economist-1-9669254 25th Mar 2019

Economic Impact

Financial Times Sentiment and business volumes in UK financial services deteriorated sharply at the start of 2019 owing to Brexit uncertainty raising fresh concerns over the crucial but underperforming sector. More than half the financial services businesses surveyed between February and March by the CBI and the consultancy PwC were less optimistic about their overall business situation. The net score of optimistic minus pessimistic dropped to 43 per cent the lowest reading since 2008. The alarm bells ringing at the state of optimism in the financial services sector have now reached a deafening level said Rain NewtonSmith chief economist at the CBI. https://www.ft.com/content/56398542-4e29-11e9-b401-8d9ef1626294 25th Mar 2019

Economic Impact

The Guardian The eurozone is a halfcompleted project lacking the political structure that would give it a chance of working. Whats more if Europe continues to underperform economically the alternative to closer integration is disintegration. Not immediately because returning to national currencies or moving to a hard and soft euro would be fraught with difficulties. Crunch time will only come when the next recession blows in. It might not be all that far away. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/24/the-europe-union-has-bigger-problems-to-deal-with-than-brexit 25th Mar 2019

Economic Impact

Financial Times JPMorgan Chase has sent new EU employment contracts to more than 200 Londonbased staff in recent days while Royal Bank of Scotland is gearing up to begin serving clients at its new Dutch entity as banks intensify preparations for a hard Brexit. Senior executives at several large international banks said that while a postponement of the UKs March 29 departure from the EU would be helpful at the margins they were powering ahead with final preparations to be ready to cope with any eventuality. In JPMorgans case those preparations involved sending new employment contracts to between 200 and 300 staff in the past few days informing them that their employment will switch to new EU entities if a hard Brexit occurs two people familiar with the situation said. https://www.ft.com/content/8fc71a98-4ceb-11e9-bbc9-6917dce3dc62 25th Mar 2019

Administrative Fall Out

Workplace Insight Over half 58 percent of UK business leaders expect costs to rise after Brexit even if a deal is struck and just over a third 38 percent believe that access to local business funding and grants will also become more challenging postBrexit https://workplaceinsight.net/majority-of-uk-business-leaders-believe-costs-and-red-tape-will-rise-after-brexit/ 26th Mar 2019

Administrative Fall Out

The Guardian EU citizens living in the UK would be stripped of their freedom of movement housing and social security rights by Home Office legislation introduced to regulate immigration following Brexit a parliamentary report has warned. Despite repeated government reassurances that their privileges will be protected a study by the joint committee on human rights JCHR concludes that more than 3 million Europeans living in Britain would be left in legal limbo. The crossparty committee whose members are drawn from the Commons and the Lords argues that EU citizens rights should be protected by primary legislation rather than reliant on statutory instruments approved by ministers at a later date. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/26/warning-of-legal-limbo-for-3m-eu-citizens-living-in-uk-after-brexit?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet 26th Mar 2019

Administrative Fall Out

The Guardian British travellers will get a stamp in their passport every time they enter and leave the European Union in the event of a nodeal Brexit the European commission has confirmed. The announcement on border checks was revealed days after the British government secured a short extension that shifts the Brexit deadline to 12 April. The risk of a nodeal scenario is becoming increasingly likely an EU official said. The EUs Brexit nodeal plans cannot replicate the benefits of being an EU member and were not minideals or a negotiated no deal but unilateral measures to avoid disruption for the EU side the official said. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/25/brussels-confirms-return-of-border-checks-under-no-deal-brexit 26th Mar 2019

Administrative Fall Out

Metro.co.uk EU nationals are being encouraged to secure their right to keep living in the UK with just weeks to go until Brexit. Adverts on billboards and at bus stops and railway stations will be rolled out across the country ahead of the full opening of the Home Offices settlement scheme this weekend. Any EU national that has lived continuously in the UK for five years can obtain settled status meaning they are free to go on living and working in the UK indefinitely. https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/25/europeans-living-uk-told-secure-settled-status-brexit-9000607/ 25th Mar 2019

Administrative Fall Out

Al Jazeera There are 300000 Roma in Britain but some members of this already persecuted minority lack documentation and they are extremely worried about losing their residency status after Brexit https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/britain-roma-community-fears-post-brexit-future-190324212814472.html 25th Mar 2019

Administrative Fall Out

BBC The number of UK citizens acquiring the nationality of another EU country has shot up since the 2016 Brexit referendum. For many Britons living in Germany France or Italy dual nationality solves questions about freedom of movement to work in the EU pensions and healthcare. But a handful of EU countries including Austria do not generally allow dual citizenship. That makes things complicated for people like British opera singer Stephen Chaundy who has lived in Vienna with his family for many years but often works in theatres and opera houses in Germany. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47536982 25th Mar 2019

Administrative Fall Out

BBC Staff at Queens University in Belfast are to be paid their salaries three days early this month due to ongoing uncertainty relating to Brexit. QUB staff are usually paid on the final working day of every month. However because of fears about the potential impact of the UK leaving the EU without a deal this months payment date was brought forward to Wednesday 27 March. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-47674143 25th Mar 2019

Administrative Fall Out

The Guardian Headlong theatre companys latest production Acts of Resistance plugs into people power in four communities across the country Plymouth Kendal Bristol and Mansfield. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/mar/25/acts-of-resistance-headlong-theatre-company-brexit-bristol-old-vic 25th Mar 2019

Administrative Fall Out

Express.co.uk British holidaymakers are shunning trips overseas with the looming presence of Brexit uncertainty potentially playing a part. The number of trips abroad taken by UK residents has dropped according to new figures released by the Office of National Statistics ONS. The data put overseas travel and tourism and trips made in November and December 2018 under the spotlight. The final months of last year marked a period of deep uncertainty amid the UKs Brexit outlook. https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/1105115/holidays-2019-holiday-uk-brexit-news-latest-travel-britons-ons 25th Mar 2019

Administrative Fall Out

BBC Northern Ireland agritech company Devenish has said Brexit will cost it approximately 1.7m next year. Chief executive Richard Kennedy told BBC News NIs Inside Business programme that the lack of progress had been frustrating. Headquartered in Belfast Devenish has manufacturing sites and offices across the world. Mr Kennedy said the rough calculation of costs still stands even in the event of a commercially favourable Brexit. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-47673420 25th Mar 2019

Administrative Fall Out

Metro.co.uk Over five million people have signed a petition to revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU. Its the biggest petition in parliamentary history and the one with the fastest signup. But what about if youre a hardline Brexiteer and dont want to be left out Dont worry theres an alternative petition you can sign. https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/25/yes-petition-favour-no-deal-brexit-9004067/ 25th Mar 2019

Administrative Fall Out

Manchester Evening News A petition to stop Brexit now has now surpassed five million signatures making it the most popular to ever be submitted to the Parliament website. The Revoke Article 50 campaign has now overtaken a 2016 petition calling for a second EU referendum which reached 4.1 million signatures. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/article-50-petition-revoke-brexit-16020435 25th Mar 2019

Administrative Fall Out

The Scotsman Lorry drivers are mystified as to why nodeal Brexit plans have been brought in so early branding the idea inflexible and outdated. The Road Haulage Association RHA made the claim today after the deployment of Operation Brock which sees lorries heading for Europe driving at 30mph along the coastbound carriage of the M20. All other traffic including lorries carrying out UK deliveries must now use a 50mph contraflow of two lanes in each direction on the Londonbound side of the road. https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election/lorry-drivers-mystified-at-start-of-no-deal-brexit-speed-limits-1-4895635 25th Mar 2019

Administrative Fall Out

Scottish Construction Now Scotlands builders are concerned that Brexit could lead to an increase in timber import prices and see vital funding for major infrastructure projects disappear according to construction and property consultancy Thomas Adamson. https://scottishconstructionnow.com/article/housebuilders-fear-brexit-will-lead-to-timber-prices-rise 25th Mar 2019

Administrative Fall Out

Evening Standard When Article 50 was triggered in 2017 Sky Arts responded by inviting 50 artists from various disciplines to consider what it means to be British. They have invested 2 million in the project which begins today with a fourpart series plays and art works across the country. Philip EdgarJones director of Sky Arts and head of entertainment at Sky hopes to lighten the mood We didnt want this series to be dark and brooding. One thing that really does unite us in the UK is humour. https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/arts/brexit-dominating-arts-theatre-music-a4099781.html 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47689415 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

Birmingham Mail https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/theresa-loses-control-parliament-mps-16026971 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

BuzzFeed News https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/mps-will-vote-on-alternative-brexit-plans-on-wednesday-but 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

Reuters UK Those include a proposal to change the rules of parliament on Wednesday in order to provide time for lawmakers to debate and vote on alternative ways forward on Brexit a process often referred to as indicative votes. The speaker also selected the opposition Labour Partys amendment which calls on the government to give lawmakers time to find a majority for a different approach on Brexit. The third amendment he selected says that if Britain comes within a week of leaving the EU without a deal the government should ask parliament whether it would approve a nodeal exit or if it should seek a further delay to Brexit. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-amendments-selected/parliament-to-vote-on-three-proposed-changes-to-pm-mays-next-steps-on-brexit-idUKKCN1R626L 26th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47701591 26th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

The Sun https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/8718972/blow-for-theresa-may-as-remainer-mps-seize-control-of-brexit-process-and-get-to-have-their-say-on-what-happens-next/ 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

ITV News MPs have backed Sir Oliver Letwins crossparty Brexit indicative votes plan by 329 votes to 302 inflicting a defeat on the government. The success of the Letwin amendment paves the way for a series of indicative votes in the Commons on Wednesday effectively taking control of the Brexit process out of the hands of the Government. The rebellion against the government was helped by the resignations of Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt and proEU business minister Richard Harrington. The vote against Theresa May came after she ruled out a third vote on her Brexit deal on Tuesday. https://www.itv.com/news/2019-03-25/may-battles-for-premiership-as-mps-seek-to-seize-control-of-commons-business/ 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

Yorkshire Coast Radio https://www.yorkshirecoastradio.com/news/national/2836346/theresa-may-loses-three-ministers-as-mps-take-control-of-brexit-process/ 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

@Richard4Watford This evening I wrote to the PM to offer her my resignation https://twitter.com/Richard4Watford/status/1110302682835759106 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47701532 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

Sky News Theresa May has lost three ministers and control of the Brexit process to the House of Commons in further blows to her authority. Richard Harrington quit his position as business minister just moments before he voted against the government siding with an amendment which will allow MPs to debate alternative Brexit plans on Wednesday. He was joined by Steve Brine and Alistair Burt who was by Mrs Mays side at Chequers just a day before. https://news.sky.com/story/theresa-may-loses-three-ministers-as-mps-take-control-of-brexit-process-11675236 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

The Times MPs are likely to get the chance this week to vote on a range of Brexit alternatives to see where a consensus lies. Revoke Article 50 Second Referendum May deal Canadastyle free trade agreement customs union EEA and No Deal Brexit https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brexit-options-the-runners-and-riders-cfhr8m5b7 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

Financial Times The sad truth is that the countrys version of the wider European crisis is uniquely selfdestructive. That is because Brexit is simultaneously a rupture in the countrys legal order a resignation from the countrys most important international alliance and in all probability a severe shock to the economy. That is an extraordinary triple blow to the stability of the UK. And while new extremist parties are not on the rise that is partly because the far left has taken over the leadership of the Labour party while the nationalist right have formed their own bloc within the governing Conservatives. https://www.ft.com/content/c074e980-4ee0-11e9-b401-8d9ef1626294 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

BBC The MPs promoting it say it would go back to the sort of economic relationship the UK had with the European Economic Community in the 1970s and 80s without having to be involved with closer political union or the direct involvement of the European Court of Justice. They also say it could be agreed with the EU quickly and that there could be a majority for it in the House of Commons although that has not been tested. Critics point out that it would still involve freedom of movement making significant contributions to the EU Budget and following EU regulations without membership of the bodies that create them. It crosses several of Theresa Mays red lines. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47639946 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

Politics Home The calculation is still the same for Esther McVey. Voting for Theresa Mays Brexit deal is the only way she can be sure that the UK will leave the European Union. What we should be doing is voting for her deal because it is your insurance policy to at least get out she explains. The former cabinet minister who voted against the Withdrawal Agreement twice doesnt think another rejection would lead to a no deal Brexit. Does she think the EU is bluffing Yes she replies. She warns Brexiteers banking on securing no deal that they would probably end up with a worse Brexit or Remain. Look at the votes of the House the Cabinets Remain the PMs Remain the House is Remain 7525 and the Speakers Remain. https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/foreign-affairs/brexit/house/house-magazine/102735/esther-mcvey-%E2%80%9Cvoting-brexit-deal 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

Bloomberg Theresa May has long threatened members of Parliament with the risk of nodeal or no Brexit. On Monday she added a new one the danger of a slow Brexit. May has zigzagged between tactics as she tries to get various factions in the House of Commons to back her deal. With just days to go shes now got her eye on proBrexit hardliners and shes coined a new term to describe a long extension to EU membership slow Brexit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-25/may-wields-threat-of-slow-brexit-in-final-bid-for-support 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

CNBC Theres no appetite among the U.K. lawmakers to leave the European Union without a Brexit deal in place so that possibility can be ruled out according to Andrew Garthwaite global head of equity strategy at Credit Suisse. EU leaders have warned that the U.K. has one final opportunity to leave the bloc in an orderly fashion after agreeing to delay the departure date beyond March 29. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/25/credit-suisse-andrew-garthwaite-on-brexit-and-inverted-yield-curve.html 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

The Independent Political billboards have popped up across the UK from Glasgow to Dover thanks to antiBrexit group Led By Donkeys. Each board is emblazoned with a quote from a politician or public figure taken from past speeches interviews and social media. The four friends behind the popular campaign wanted to highlight the hypocrisy of politicians engaging in the Brexit debate according to the groups crowdfunding page. This Brexit chaos is founded on the forgotten lies of our leaders the page says. Lets remind the country of them with giant billboards. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-billboards-led-by-donkeys-remain-uk-a8837576.html 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

BBC Petitions by themselves dont do anything but they can be a very valuable tool for change says Cristina LestonBandeira a professor of politics at the University of Leeds who specialises in petitions and public engagement. It all comes down to how campaigners use the petition to put pressure on their representatives. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-47693506 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

Evening Standard The rapidity of events over recent days reflects a deepening political crisis. The Prime Minister has been unwilling to put the Brexit deal she has negotiated to the House of Commons as she believes it will be rejected yet again. She has gone to Brussels and secured only a very limited extension to Article 50 displacing the cliff edge to nodeal chaos by only a fortnight. There are clear signs that the EU no longer believes that her deal is deliverable but does not want to be seen to be pushing the UK into no deal against its wishes. The Commons for its part has indicated by a strong majority that a nodeal Brexit must be avoided. https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/the-pm-must-heed-the-million-marchers-and-put-a-brake-on-brexit-a4100016.html 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

The Times Cabinet ministers today wargamed how they might call a general election to break the Brexit deadlock. In an emergency meeting this morning ministers debated whether they would have any choice other than to call an election if Britain is forced into a long Brexit delay. The move came as Theresa May admitted to MPs that she still did not have sufficient support to bring her vote back before MPs for a third time and pledged not to endorse nodeal without parliaments approval. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brexit-cabinet-war-game-to-prepare-for-general-election-8nlcgbg5h 25th Mar 2019

Political Shenanigans

BBC Does a negative reaction to the Brexit deal mean voters have changed their minds about leaving the EU in the first place In truth the polls have for some time been indicating that slightly more people now say they would vote Remain than Leave in another ballot. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47693645 25th Mar 2019

Political Setbacks

Herald Scotland Business minister Richard Harrington has resigned warning that the governments Brexit approach was playing roulette with peoples lives. The proEU MP who was one of three minister to resign on Monday night said in a letter to the Prime Minister he had quit so he could do all I can to prevent a nodeal Brexit. He said in letter to the Prime Minister At this critical moment in our countrys history I regret that the governments approach to Brexit is playing roulette with the lives and livelihoods of the vast majority of people in this country who are employed by or otherwise depend on businesses for their livelihood. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17526425.minister-resigns-and-says-governments-brexit-approach-is-playing-roulette-with-lives/ 25th Mar 2019

Political Setbacks

The Guardian The petition asking the British government to revoke article 50 and reconsider its plan to exit the European Union has passed the 5msignature mark following a massive demonstration in London on Saturday. As of 11pm on Sunday 5.3m people had signed the petition making it the most popular to have been submitted to the parliament website. The previous highest total of 4150260 was for a 2016 petition calling for a second referendum should the initial poll not provide a definitive enough result. The petition continued to grow following Saturdays march which organisers claimed saw more than a million people take to the streets of London. The woman behind the petition Margaret Georgiadou said on Saturday she had received death threats. Georgiadou tweeted that on Friday night she had received three such threats via telephone. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/24/brexit-petition-to-revoke-article-50-reaches-5m-signatures 24th Mar 2019

Political Setbacks

BBC Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday Theresa May said she had wanted to deliver Brexit on 29 March. But Im conscious of my duties as prime minister to all parts of our United Kingdom and of the damage to that union leaving without a deal could do when one part of it is without devolved government and unable therefore to prepare properly she said. Former Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson said he was surprised to learn that Northern Ireland had not been able to prepare properly. Democratic Unionist Party DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds accused Mrs May of a fundamental lack of preparation and said the government is entirely responsible for that. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-47694783 25th Mar 2019

Political Setbacks

Belfast Newsletter A decision by Theresa May to blame Northern Ireland for the delay in Brexit has dismayed the DUP pushing them further away from the Prime Minister at the point when she needs them most. A change of stance by the weakened Prime Minister today saw her tell MPs that the absence of devolution in Northern Ireland is part of the reason for suddenly asking for a lastminute delay. In a demonstration of the lack of trust between No 10 and the party which keeps Mrs May in office a bewilderedlooking Nigel Dodds said in the Commons that was an entirely new argument that were hearing for the first time as a justification for delaying Brexit. https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/theresa-may-dismays-the-dup-as-she-blames-northern-ireland-for-brexit-delay-1-8864233 25th Mar 2019

Political Setbacks

The Telegraph The upshot of the Prime Ministers statement on Monday afternoon is that the House of Commons will finally get to vote on the alternatives to the Brexit deal they have twice rejected. It is understandable that ministers have long resisted such a moment for if MPs actually managed to deliver a majority for a specific plan it would be that much harder to justify yet another attempt to pass the one negotiated by the Government. Furthermore if that plan is one that a large part of the Cabinet cannot stomach then the constitutional crisis many of us have long feared would be upon us and a general election not far away. Holding the indicative votes that now appear imminent might open the Pandoras Box https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/03/25/brexiteers-will-soon-discover-deals-worse-theresa-mays/ 25th Mar 2019

Political Setbacks

The Sun Theresa May is locked in a Mexican standoff with hardline Brexiteer chiefs after she dramatically opened the door to quitting as PM. The Sun can reveal that Mrs May has indicated for the first time that she would consider resigning in exchange for MPs passing her Brexit deal. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/8718704/theresa-may-quit-brexiteers-back-deal/ 25th Mar 2019

Political Setbacks

Evening Standard Splits at the top of the Labour Party emerged today as chief whip Nick Brown defied Jeremy Corbyn to say that he wants to stay in the EU. In an email to one of his constituents he disclosed that he is personally in favour of halting Brexit by revoking Article 50 if the only other option is no deal. He wrote he would also back another Brexit vote where remain in the EU is an option on the ballot paper. The 2017 Labour Party manifesto endorses Brexit and Mr Corbyn has been criticised heavily by his MPs for not explicitly backing a second referendum and instead saying he favours a Labourled jobs first Brexit or a general election. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/labour-s-chief-whip-defies-leader-to-say-he-wants-to-remain-a4100286.html 25th Mar 2019

Political Setbacks

The Independent Protesters demanding a second referendum on Brexit mocked David Davis on Saturday by unfurling a banner emblazoned with one of the former cabinet ministers old statements. If a democracy cannot change its mind it ceases to be a democracy was the quote written on the banner. It comes from a speech which Mr Davis a former Brexit secretary made in November 2012 about the UKs relationship with the EU. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/brexit-march-latest-put-it-to-the-people-led-by-donkeys-banner-david-davis-a8837106.html 25th Mar 2019

Political Setbacks

London Evening Standard The vast majority of Britain believes the Government has handled Brexit negotiations poorly a damning poll has found. A staggering 81 per cent of the country thought ministers have so far done a bad job in EUdivorce talks the study suggested. Thats compared to just 7 per cent of Britons who said the opposite was true the NatCen Social Research poll showed. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/81-of-britons-think-government-has-handled-brexit-talks-badly-damning-poll-shows-a4100656.html 25th Mar 2019

Political Setbacks

Lancashire Evening Post Tory backbencher Nigel Evans a joint executive secretary of the influential Conservative 1922 Committee said Theresa May should set out her plans to quit in order to get her Brexit deal through. Clearly a number of people do not want the Prime Minister anywhere near the next phase of negotiations which is the future trading relationship between ourselves and the EU he told BBC Radio 4s Today. https://www.lep.co.uk/news/politics/theresa-may-should-set-out-plans-to-quit-in-order-to-get-brexit-deal-through-says-ribble-valley-mp-nigel-evans-1-9669917 25th Mar 2019

Political Setbacks

New Statesman Darren Grimes found it was not beyond the wit of man to keep a border open when travelling from Italy to Switzerland. Not realising that they are both in the Schengen region which requires that anyway https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/media/2019/03/brexit-activist-slams-irish-border-question-defending-free-movement 25th Mar 2019

Political Setbacks

The Guardian Her attempt to frighten everyone by talking up nodeal amounts to almost criminal negligence with the economy says The Guardians William Keegan. So bad has been the impact of the prospect of Brexit on investment that the fall in the exchange rate which has caused problems for many has not even improved the trade balance. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/24/brexit-may-shirk-blame-crisis-she-created 25th Mar 2019

Political Setbacks

The Independent These are the men whose heady mix of lies delusion stupidity shamelessness vanity and cowardice have broken their nation. And yet three years down the line and with the Brexit Domesday Clock at two minutes to midnight here they are all again summoned by the prime minister for yet another chance to shape the future of a country they have humiliated in in a way it has never been humiliated before. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-theresa-may-boris-johnson-gove-iain-duncan-smith-chequers-a8838816.html 25th Mar 2019

Political Setbacks

BBC Jeremy Corbyn criticised the dangerous and irresponsible comments from Theresa May about the delay to Brexit. He said the government has no plan for Brexit and the prime minister should admit that her deal was dead and she should not waste the time of MPs by putting to the Commons for a third time. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-47698291/brexit-corbyn-criticises-government-handling-of-eu-talks 25th Mar 2019