Month: March 2019

WATCH LIVE: PM @Theresa_May makes a statement following the no-deal vote in @HouseOfCommons https://t.co/X1EQDt46Wi

— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) March 13, 2019

https://twitter.com/UKParliament/status/1106226166816489472

The #Article50 extension debate has finished and MPs are now voting, starting with Amendment (h) in the name of @sarahwollaston.

You can watch the votes live on the @UKParliament YouTube channel: https://t.co/7ALpYBb6aO

— UK House of Commons (@HouseofCommons) March 14, 2019

We've updated our briefing on the #WithdrawalAgreement. It covers, in detail, all the key issues including citizens' rights, separation, transition, financial and institutional provisions, the #backstop and more https://t.co/s4RkWrpQww

— Commons Library (@commonslibrary) March 14, 2019

Here's another of our recent blog posts that just might prove relevant to today's #Brexit debates…@UKandEU @UCL_EI @psa_parl @HansardSociety https://t.co/ZN5HEKpvi1

— Constitution Unit (@ConUnit_UCL) March 14, 2019

https://twitter.com/ConUnit_UCL/status/1105566233376800769

Want to see how much #Brexit has effected the UK #economy? See a recent interview with Professor @DennisNovy: https://t.co/FzIAkEHxis. Download the full report here: https://t.co/43ImLGEzPx #WhichWayNow? pic.twitter.com/k7mOKnThWH

— CAGE @ Warwick (@cage_warwick) March 14, 2019

Thank you @Siobhain_MP https://t.co/tTGYyAi9f1

— Sarah Wollaston MP (@sarahwollaston) March 14, 2019

Crunch time for #JeremyCorbyn @peoplesvote_uk please urge him @jeremycorbyn to back the cross party amendment h – calling for a #PublicVote to sort out and settle #BrexitCrisis and sign our petition https://t.co/OTTDXd9xeH @TheIndGroup

— Anna Soubry MP (@Anna_Soubry) March 14, 2019

BREAKING: our cross party @TheIndGroup amendment calling for an Art 50 extension for a #PeoplesVote HAS been selected for debate and will be voted on later this afternoon. To show you support, add your name to our petition here https://t.co/t8CZJjR4jx and pls RT https://t.co/4PY34cQkKa

— Chuka Umunna (@ChukaUmunna) March 14, 2019

Brexit colliding with reality… "blinking in shock to see the world as it is, not as the leave campaign falsely promised it would be" https://t.co/VBLxC4mQ8A

— Jo Swinson (@joswinson) March 12, 2019

https://twitter.com/tradegovuk/status/1103718154302353408

Tory Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg blames #Brexit impasse on a "historic disconnection" between voters and MPs – "52% of voters voted to leave, but probably 500 out of 650 MPs voted to remain"#BrexitVote latest: https://t.co/Zz9ah23BQ5 pic.twitter.com/NnANu3L0N5

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) March 12, 2019

Donald Trump: "I'm surprised at how badly it's all gone," I gave Theresa May "ideas on how to negotiate… she didn't listen"#Brexit latest: https://t.co/7BFldGyv91 pic.twitter.com/hSnxU3nO6i

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 14, 2019

There is now a real risk Parliament will thwart Brexit. MPs must endorse a way forward that delivers on the will of the British people. https://t.co/oc39VFGjtu

— David Davis (@DavidDavisMP) March 14, 2019

The EU think that in the end we will sign up to these Carthaginian terms. We must politely and respectfully show they are mistakenhttps://t.co/CBjYxTM5Ep

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) March 11, 2019

https://twitter.com/andrealeadsom/status/1106319103789289480

In today’s #SpringStatement I said the economy has grown for 9 consecutive years, public finances continue to improve & the labour market is thriving. The economy has clearly defied expectations. Read more here: https://t.co/G0aLxTz6sT

— Philip Hammond (@PhilipHammondUK) March 13, 2019

"The deal that MPs voted on in January was not strong enough on the backstop. And legally binding changes were needed to get it right. We have now agreed them." – PM @Theresa_May pic.twitter.com/vNLS27CMOX

— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) March 12, 2019

"It’s pretty clear that [Theresa May] has lost all authority over the process… even her own cabinet abstained from the motion opposing a no-deal #Brexit. The control of the government is very clearly ebbing away entirely." – @TomHRaines via. @BBCWorld pic.twitter.com/mZUhqZll8F

— Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) March 14, 2019

In the wake of the second rejection of Theresa May’s Brexit deal in the House of Commons, Chatham House Director @RobinNiblett reflects on where the two sides go from here.
Listen to Robin's remarks in full here:https://t.co/CvzDhKYrr9 pic.twitter.com/dm5eBdLDi3

— Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) March 13, 2019

“The result was a disaster for the Prime Minister, worse than expected and shows her diminished authority and the weakness and division of the Conservative Party." – @TomHRaines via. @VICE https://t.co/VCa6mj9byJ

— Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) March 13, 2019

Chatham House Primer: Leaving on WTO rules
– Watch @CoppetainPU explain the nature of WTO agreements in the context of a no deal Brexit. #Brexitvotehttps://t.co/5KB6HtoqT0

— Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) March 13, 2019

“In the short term we are going to see a great deal of political turbulence in the UK… the British government has been fatally wounded.” – @RGWhitman via. @BloombergAUhttps://t.co/CHbrOYdGKM

— Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) March 13, 2019

“The ‘special relationship’ does not mean U.K. will get preferential treatment.” – @MPetsinger via. @POLITICOEuropehttps://t.co/WEUhIYN2IU

— Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) March 5, 2019

Softer Brexit will surely involve accepting May's withdrawal agreement, just with a different pol. declaration. Same backstop, same financial settlement, same citizens' rights, just with a non-binding course-correction for the future. That's all Labour's alternative Brexit is. https://t.co/BAQ79rdfry

— Tom Raines (@TomHRaines) March 13, 2019

May’s major breakthrough seems to be for the UK to declare it has a unilateral exit right from backstop and ask the EU not to challenge this for the next 24 hours.

— Tom Raines (@TomHRaines) March 11, 2019

https://twitter.com/iealondon/status/1105900477982691328

Post-Brexit tariffs would primarily hurt UK consumers, says @MrRBourne https://t.co/1ycFvyZ7C1

— IEA (@iealondon) March 13, 2019

“By taking unilateral measures on tariffs and on regulatory recognition” we can mitigate the disruption of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit, that’s better than “locking ourselves into a highly suboptimal deal”, says the IEA's @MissVHewson pic.twitter.com/eyNLFaDjU6

— IEA (@iealondon) March 13, 2019

https://twitter.com/iealondon/status/1105753258113552384

"Federalism is a sustainable answer to Britain’s constitutional problems. Voters will know exactly who is responsible for what and the important relationships will be between the people and their representatives," writes Professor Philip Booth https://t.co/6pq9UvwmoS

— IEA (@iealondon) March 9, 2019

"The UK suffers from overcentralisation independently of its EU membership. Devolution of powers and a decentralised tax system would benefit the country tremendously." says Epicenter https://t.co/eHWGABjv2H

— IEA (@iealondon) March 9, 2019

"WHEN did butter and bacon become forbidden fruit? The offending items are now considered “junk food” and, thanks to Nanny State zealot Sadiq Khan, an advert including them has now been banned from the capital’s Tube network."

Says @TheSun and @cjsnowdon: https://t.co/Mp8K3y0wqk

— IEA (@iealondon) March 7, 2019

"A focus on day-to-day Westminster drama is missing the big generational shift in UK politics." writes Dr Steve Davies https://t.co/HeX4Xfssto

— IEA (@iealondon) March 6, 2019

Dr Steve Davies from the @iealondon on how whether you prefer @hovisbakery to @Uber reveals how you voted on #Brexit

iTunes https://t.co/Dm0BEAMbOb
Soundcloud https://t.co/gDLSSqQ1qa
YouTube https://t.co/sX1HtOHxTM
Your hosts @KonstantinKisin & @failinghuman pic.twitter.com/QLrRI7Uytp

— Triggernometry (@triggerpod) March 6, 2019

The #SpringStatement is starting soon. Make sure to follow @IPPR for analysis from our experts and insights from our research

What is clear is that the economy is not working for the majority of people and needs fundamental reform https://t.co/Az7Lb5GUbx

— IPPR (@IPPR) March 13, 2019

IPPR Brexit lead @MarleyAMorris warns that tonight's vote on the #WithdrawalAgreement may not be the last chance for May's Brexit deal… https://t.co/vV6mkSQj5t

— IPPR (@IPPR) March 12, 2019

Read my verdict on Hammond's decision to invest in high-tech sectors in Oxfordshire, Cambridge and Edinburgh. Tl:dr, good for GDP, insufficient to address the verdict on the UK's economic model that the Brexit vote revealed #SpringStatement https://t.co/ki9IwrF6GV

— Carys Roberts (@carysroberts) March 13, 2019

So Philip Hammond says, as expected, that getting a Brexit deal will allow for an "end" to austerity.

Worth bearing in mind that the North of England has disproportionately born the brunt of austerity #SpringStatement pic.twitter.com/xyRVO4TSCS

— Jack Hunter (@JackHunter_uk) March 13, 2019

The progress the PM is making is an illusion. Just 12 Tory rebels could sink her deal, even if the DUP were to back it. Her only chance is for Labour MPs to switch–and she's given them no reason to do so. Me for @guardian #BrexitMayhem https://t.co/V1bGXMBwbc

— Tom Kibasi (@TomKibasi) March 14, 2019

The backstop is less damaging to the UK economy than the destination for May’s deal set out in the political declaration.

It is therefore good news for the UK economy and for peace in Northern Ireland that the backstop remains substantially intact, no matter the window dressing pic.twitter.com/q5fGP6EhRk

— Tom Kibasi (@TomKibasi) March 12, 2019

“The UK continues to be too timid” in its negotiations with the EU over the Backstop and its relationship to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement says a Policy Exchange Research Note published today by Professor Guglielmo Verdirame and Professor Richard Ekins https://t.co/1TcSQ4vfGd pic.twitter.com/68Sbh0qo4i

— Policy Exchange (@Policy_Exchange) January 30, 2019

Why Brexit won’t lead to a bonfire of human rights – some good sense from Oxford's Richard Ekins https://t.co/3nWTgZICgi

— John Tasioulas (@JTasioulas) February 15, 2019

What are we up to in 2019? Well, for starters we will be explaining how we can Reboot Britain. @matthewlesh explains how. https://t.co/zPfOEHFbrm pic.twitter.com/AmEOnATWC7

— Adam Smith Institute (@ASI) February 1, 2019

The Guardian has been spreading anti-Brexit fake news. An article, since deleted, claimed the Home Office might kick EU migrants out of the county if they are full-time carers. This is nonsense, writes @MRJKilcoynehttps://t.co/Sa3SJdyh9D

— spiked (@spikedonline) February 28, 2019

https://twitter.com/MRJKilcoyne/status/1105754542598164480
https://twitter.com/MRJKilcoyne/status/1089216935458496513

Whichever way MPs vote tonight, a no-deal Brexit remains on the table. That's why we published "A Budget for No Deal" and its reassuring to see the government's no-deal plans announced today focus on trade liberalisation https://t.co/e6qSMGDcrk

— CPS Think Tank (@CPSThinkTank) March 13, 2019

How will Britain's security input be handled by the EU after Brexit, is NATO enough or will we have to get creative asks @JEyal_RUSI. Watch now at 28:00: https://t.co/EAN9SpVXll

— RUSI (@RUSI_org) March 7, 2019

A new RUSI briefing paper calls for the UK and EU to negotiate a ‘bespoke permanent security arrangement’ to maintain current levels of security between both parties #Brexit https://t.co/DDruwy5NxZ

— RUSI (@RUSI_org) February 26, 2019

As the UK prepares to leave the European Union, this new paper from @VeerleNouwens outlines both threats and opportunities posed to the UK by China’s flagship Maritime Silk Road Policy. Read now: https://t.co/Ymc3CbeAfk pic.twitter.com/kQ15f7samK

— RUSI (@RUSI_org) February 14, 2019

What impact will #Brexit have on those #OrganisedCrime groups who traffic #cocaine into the UK? Latest #SHOCInformer by ex-NCA Drugs lead Tony Saggers @ECPR_SGOC @SHOC_RUSI https://t.co/CFAVQU9l76 pic.twitter.com/ePfwmmxofG

— SHOC (@SHOC_RUSI) January 18, 2019

Delighted that tonight @CPSThinkTank will be hosting @AllisterHeath to give our Keith Joseph Lecture in honour of our founding father. Brilliant preview piece from @ChristianJMay in @CityAM today explains why our work mattered then and matters now https://t.co/4N3oKzrFRq pic.twitter.com/Xb6WjmmF0C

— Robert Colvile (@rcolvile) March 11, 2019

We urgently need to provide better support for Britain's carers. That's why last year @Demos called for:

– 10 days paid care leave
– 1 year care leave
– A Universal Carer's Income for f/t carers (£74.10 p/w)

Read our full report here: https://t.co/1vEC2toiOf

— Ben Glover (@bengglover) March 8, 2019

Me for @CityMetric: why domestic town twinning could help reunite Britain in a time of deep divides. https://t.co/TVjginYW6H

— Ben Glover (@bengglover) February 19, 2019

Brexit will hurt the poorest in society. Well according to every expert with a pulse anyway. Ian Duncan Smith is a fraud where tackling poverty is concerned @csjthinktank CC: @dallaglio8 @earlyyearscop @jrf_uk #RealSocialJustice https://t.co/fGNWVZeGcI

— MY FAIR LONDON (@GaryTrowsdale) March 6, 2019

PM's speech yesterday echoed LI/@csjthinktank new report 48:52 & why #Brexit was a plea from the disaffected https://t.co/2wUi89NgtB

— Legatum Institute (@LegatumInst) October 6, 2016

https://twitter.com/NEF/status/1106217944437190658
https://twitter.com/NEF/status/1106185244087123968

You could spend the next 45 minutes watching people shout at each other on Twitter about Brexit. Or you could listen to our podcast in which two economists disagree yet shed more light than heat @L__Macfarlane @graceblakeley @AyeishaTS https://t.co/jhGpEtJjEb

— NEF (@NEF) January 15, 2019

We work with fishing communities all over the country. Anyone who really has their interests at heart will know that a good deal for the industry requires co-operation, not a hard Brexit.@gwcarpenter writes for the @guardian:https://t.co/TnaIoomSmR

— NEF (@NEF) March 21, 2018

Go beyond politicians' claims and newspaper headlines: our research looks at the impact on fishing of a range of Brexit scenarios. https://t.co/KkQhHq5Eg5 pic.twitter.com/k8qJgSLxLB

— NEF (@NEF) March 20, 2018

I hosted @NEF event @HouseofCommons where issues were discussed regards low impact fishers. Inshore fisheries make up the majority of the fleet in Scotland and it is important to learn what concerns they have navigating #Brexit. Please watch to learn more:https://t.co/0675sqW9u2

— Ian Blackford (@IanBlackfordMP) November 5, 2018

Looking for some lunchtime listening?

Tune into @UKandEU's Prof Adam Cygan & @jameskirkiup discussing #Brexit

"If you were designing a scenario for the UK parliament to deal with this sort of challenge, can you think of any way this could be worse?"https://t.co/0g0CwLxqL7

— Social Market Foundation (@SMFthinktank) March 14, 2019

Listen to podcasts on your way to work?

Catch up on #Brexit with @UKandEU's Prof Adam Cygan & @jameskirkup on podbean: https://t.co/mlsH3YQ5Us

"I think the technical term constitutional scholars would describe where we are at the moment as a total mess – how did we get here?" pic.twitter.com/pRCnvJQfPA

— Social Market Foundation (@SMFthinktank) March 13, 2019

Bow Group Chairman @B_HQ Discusses #BrexitBetrayal on Talk Radio with James Whale.#Brexit #BrexitVote https://t.co/Y8UeYrZ47U

— Bow Group (@bowgroup) March 14, 2019

Bow Group Chairman @B_HQ: 'Regarding any extension-Parliament will use any added time in the same way it has until now, to frustrate the will of the British public.'https://t.co/EWjoMeC5GB

— Bow Group (@bowgroup) March 13, 2019

new short piece by @etzallas on the parallels between the 2015 Greek referendum and the Brexit negotiationshttps://t.co/6T8WgmcFW1

— Policy Network (@policynetwork) February 27, 2019

NEW Brexit Statutory Instruments Dashboard. Regularly updated & in-depth insight: How many Brexit SIs are being laid before Parliament each week? Which departments are laying the most SIs? Which Acts are being used to lay them? And *much* more: https://t.co/x7rTJJLv5y #BrexitSIs

— Hansard Society (@HansardSociety) October 22, 2018

An informal group of MPs wouldn't normally be able to get things like amdts called, but Sarah Woolaston – who is Chair of both Health Cmtt & Liaison Cmtt *of chairs* – shows how @TheIndGroup may have disproportionate influence. Read more at:https://t.co/YD19Hmol4K | #BrexitVote

— Hansard Society (@HansardSociety) March 14, 2019

Here's the 2003 speech by Theresa May, endorsing free votes, that @RuthFox01 just referenced | #BrexitVote https://t.co/XFSt5D48g7

— Hansard Society (@HansardSociety) March 13, 2019

If you're waiting for the #meaningful vote tonight, this by our Senior Researcher @Brigid_Fowler was our take the first time round in Jan.https://t.co/EYN7vp9Qqp

— Hansard Society (@HansardSociety) March 12, 2019

NEW: How can the government get its remaining up-to-200 #Brexit statutory instruments on the statute book before #ExitDay?… [spoiler] It might not be pretty for parliamentary scrutiny: https://t.co/VhlHw2fpyv
— By our Director @RuthFox01#BrexitSIs

— Hansard Society (@HansardSociety) February 12, 2019

NEW: The gov's laid its 400th Brexit SI. Can it get through all the #BrexitSIs it needs by 29/3? Yes, but poss at some cost to the already-limited scrutiny that takes place of this type of leg. Our @RuthFox01 & @JoelBlackwell87 write for @prospect_uk https://t.co/EuDGE4QspA

— Hansard Society (@HansardSociety) February 8, 2019

Welcome to #BrexitCountdown, a joint NIESR/SPE event to explore Brexit scenarios and consequences – Watch it live https://t.co/a2N64djXP6

— NIESR (@NIESRorg) March 6, 2019

https://twitter.com/NIESRorg/status/1105020282681597952

What gets lost in the #Brexit noise is that the #hospitality sector, which has traditionally employed many migrants, also employs more than 2.5 million British workers whose jobs are at stake with a ‘skills based’ immigration system – Read here why: https://t.co/Q8uZi2wbkw

— NIESR (@NIESRorg) March 10, 2019

Including free to read #NIESRreview articles on:
Measuring the permanent cost of #Brexithttps://t.co/0AvYZgLAM6
Immigration, free moment and the #EUref https://t.co/Al40SD8KTO
and Will Brexit raise the cost of living?https://t.co/InEyX89mFk https://t.co/BAIxDi6p3R

— NIESR (@NIESRorg) March 6, 2019

Striking how this video is, 3 years on, still essential to understand the difference between the #SingleMarket and a #FreeTradeAgreement – and how a #NoDeal / #WTOBrexit was not something discussed as an option in the #EURef debate as it is now: https://t.co/fvdHIrD6QP pic.twitter.com/DxbUV5WXLC

— NIESR (@NIESRorg) March 5, 2019

Weekend Reading: 10 Important #facts about the UK #LabourMarket today – Don't miss our #blog reviewing the main trends in the UK labour market over the last 50 #years #unemployment #wages#immigration#unions #pensionshttps://t.co/kjeEZp0Tor

— NIESR (@NIESRorg) March 3, 2019

Weekend Reading: #Brexit risks putting #socialcare on the critical list – Our @Heather_Rolfe explains why in this #blog @nhsemployershttps://t.co/M0K8TA5wf0

— NIESR (@NIESRorg) March 3, 2019

#Weekend Reading: 'People’s perceptions of EU #immigration : it’s the #economy, stupid!' – Our @JohnnyRunge explains why in his latest #blog https://t.co/LWiya4DQ3u

— NIESR (@NIESRorg) March 2, 2019

As #Brexit approaches, what will it be its effect on UK #Productivity ? Find it out reading our guest #blog by @cage_warwick Director #NickCrafts https://t.co/JnHzfmmhDa

— NIESR (@NIESRorg) March 1, 2019

https://twitter.com/NIESRorg/status/1100705854486138880

Chances diminish for sizeable investment pick-up once Brexit uncertainty is being resolved…https://t.co/t67tI2w9nU via @telebusiness pic.twitter.com/hpeSd5MRSx

— Arno Hantzsche (@ArnoHan) March 6, 2019

While the #SpringStatement was lost amid Brexit chaos it marked an important shift in our economic debate. With £34.9bn of fiscal headroom by 2022-23, Britain has genuine choices to make on the size and shape of the state in the Spending Review https://t.co/MeHgawrnXx pic.twitter.com/iX98UUFGNi

— ResolutionFoundation (@resfoundation) March 14, 2019

Live now – D-DAY ~ Daily Brexit https://t.co/YqcMnPt8La via @YouTube

— Bruges Group (@BrugesGroup) March 13, 2019

Less than a month before the deadline, good Brexit news continues https://t.co/zRhboUoLbg

— Bruges Group (@BrugesGroup) March 8, 2019

How the Backstop breaches international treaties and is unlawful https://t.co/OgzuZFNe7X

— Bruges Group (@BrugesGroup) March 8, 2019

“The customs procedure required by the WA…was again admitted to be unworkable…It [creates] an obligation for…”wet ink stamps” on physical certificates for 200M consignments…It does not obviate the need for export & rule of origin declarations”https://t.co/iiN6Mh87KL

— Owen Paterson MP (@OwenPaterson) March 10, 2019

“We are being asked to vote for an arrangement which both the EU and the UK Government know cannot be implemented. It forces the UK to be a rule taker – and for me, that is the biggest risk of all. No deal is most certainly better than that.” https://t.co/pFWtaKQT28

— Owen Paterson MP (@OwenPaterson) March 10, 2019

'The people started this process, and only the people can end it. Let us get on with it, and end this grotesque charade before it consumes us completely.'@alanmendoza writes for @CityAM on #Brexit and why we need a #secondreferendum https://t.co/Slo9c9cSAy

— Henry Jackson Society (@HJS_Org) March 14, 2019