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Constituencies which the Brexit Party contested at the election. In April 2019, party leader Nigel Farage said the Brexit Party intended to stand candidates at the next general election. [3] The same month, he promised not to stand candidates against the 28 Eurosceptic Conservative MPs who opposed the Brexit withdrawal agreement in Parliament. [4]
Following David Cameron's announcement of an EU referendum, in July 2013 the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) announced the "Brexit Prize", a competition to find the best plan for a UK exit from the European Union, and declared that a departure was a "real possibility" following the 2015 general election. [237]
Brexit delayed until 12 April: Mar 2019: Cooper–Letwin Act passed: Apr 2019: Brexit delayed until 31 October: Apr 2019: European Parliament election: May 2019: Theresa May resigns as PM: Jul 2019: Boris Johnson becomes PM: Jul 2019: Prorogation and annulment: Aug–Sep 2019: Benn Act passed: Sep 2019: Withdrawal agreement revised: Oct 2019 ...
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7 May: The 2015 general election is held. The Conservative Party win 330 seats, giving Cameron a 12-seat overall majority in Parliament. Labour win 232 seats in total, a net loss of 26, while the Liberal Democrats win eight, a net loss of 49. [47] [48]
Donald Trump won the presidential election this week. AP. Between Election Day on Tuesday and Wednesday, search traffic for “immigration”-related pages on the site grew by 338% — with would ...
The first alternative offered was that if MPs rejected May's deal in the next week, Brexit would be due to occur by 12 April 2019, with, or without, a deal—or alternatively another extension be asked for and a commitment to participate in the 2019 European Parliament elections given. The second alternative offered was that if MPs approved May ...
The motion, which blocked a no-deal Brexit, was presented on 13 March. [94] [95] Two amendments to the motion were voted upon: the first, tabled by Caroline Spelman and categorically rejecting no-deal in any circumstances, passed 312–308; the second, the "Malthouse compromise" supporting a so-called "managed no-deal Brexit", failed 164–374.