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After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown
5:03am, 3rd September, 2019
UK

After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown

British lawmakers will on Tuesday try to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson from pursuing what they cast as a calamitous no-deal Brexit, a challenge a senior government source said would prompt him to call for a snap election on Oct. 14.
MPs square up to regulator over duty of care for banks
2:51am, 13th May, 2019
UK

MPs square up to regulator over duty of care for banks

A legal duty for banks to act in the best interests of their customers may be needed, British lawmakers said on Monday, piling pressure on regulators to step up protection of consumers after a string of mis-selling scandals spanning decades.
MPs urge May to heed them on alternative Brexit plans
5:06am, 26th March, 2019
UK

MPs urge May to heed them on alternative Brexit plans

British lawmakers called on Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday to heed whatever alternative Brexit strategy they can settle on after they attempted to break the impasse by grabbing control of the process in parliament.
MPs vote to seize control of Brexit for a day
3:46am, 26th March, 2019
UK

MPs vote to seize control of Brexit for a day

British lawmakers wrested control of the parliamentary agenda from the government for a day in a highly unusual bid to find a way through the Brexit impasse after Prime Minister Theresa May's EU divorce deal was rejected again.
Labour's Corbyn holds talks with MPs who support softer Brexit
1:24pm, 19th March, 2019
UK

Labour's Corbyn holds talks with MPs who support softer Brexit

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, held cross-party talks with four MPs who support a close economic relationship with the European Union and they pledged to work together to break the Brexit impasse, a Labour spokesman said on Tuesday.
MPs overwhelmingly back Brexit delay
2:56pm, 14th March, 2019
UK

MPs overwhelmingly back Brexit delay

MPs voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to seek a delay in Britain's exit from the European Union, setting the stage for Prime Minister Theresa May to renew efforts to get her divorce deal approved by parliament next week.
May tells MPs: back me or lose Brexit
11:02am, 12th March, 2019
UK

May tells MPs: back me or lose Brexit

Prime Minister Theresa May battled to win support for her plans for an orderly Brexit on Tuesday, urging sceptical Conservative Party members to vote for her deal or risk not leaving the European Union at all.
May gains two weeks' Brexit reprieve from MPs
10:15pm, 27th February, 2019
UK

May gains two weeks' Brexit reprieve from MPs

Prime Minister Theresa May won a two week reprieve on Wednesday from British MPs, who postponed a threatened rebellion aimed at blocking a no-deal Brexit after she agreed to a possible delay to Britain's departure from the EU.
May's Brexit deal, no-deal or delay? PM offers MPs a choice
12:58pm, 26th February, 2019
UK

May's Brexit deal, no-deal or delay? PM offers MPs a choice

Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday offered members of parliament the chance to vote in two weeks for a potentially disorderly no-deal Brexit or to delay Britain's exit from the European Union if her attempt to ratify a divorce agreement fails...
No-deal Brexit or short delay? May offers MPs a choice
8:58am, 26th February, 2019
UK

No-deal Brexit or short delay? May offers MPs a choice

Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday offered members of parliament the chance to vote in just over two weeks time on whether to delay Brexit or go for a potentially disorderly no-deal exit from the European Union if her attempt to ratify a divorce d...
May to address her MPs after attacks over Brexit
3:10am, 24th October, 2018
UK

May to address her MPs after attacks over Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May will address Conservative Party lawmakers at a private meeting in parliament on Wednesday after anger at her Brexit negotiating strategy prompted some of them to discuss toppling her.
RBS CEO 'edited' the truth in evidence session - MPs
2:35pm, 14th September, 2018
UK

RBS CEO 'edited' the truth in evidence session - MPs

British lawmakers on Friday accused Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Chief Executive Ross McEwan of withholding information when he gave evidence to their committee in January, a charge the CEO disputes.