The UK is set to go to the polls on 12 December after MPs backed Boris Johnson’s call for an election following months of Brexit deadlock. By a margin of 438 votes to 20, the House of Commons approved legislation…
EU agrees Brexit extension to 31 January (BBC)
The EU has agreed to extend Brexit until 31 January 2020, according to a tweet from the European Council president. Donald Tusk said the bloc would allow for a so-called “flextension” – meaning the UK could leave before the deadline…
Brexit bill ‘in limbo’ as MPs reject timetable (BBC)
Boris Johnson has hit the pause button on his Brexit legislation after MPs rejected his plan to get it through the Commons in three days. MPs backed his Withdrawal Agreement Bill – but minutes later voted against the timetable, leaving…
Johnson to seek a new vote Monday on his Brexit deal, as confusion swirls over exit delay (TheWashingtonPost)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed he’d never, ever ask the European Union to push the Brexit deadline beyond October. Now he has relented. At the very last minute on Saturday night, Johnson asked the Europeans for a Brexit delay until…
Brexit: Johnson in race to win support for deal (BBC)
Boris Johnson is in a race against time to sell the Brexit deal he has struck with the EU to MPs ahead of a Commons vote on Saturday. The prime minister insists he is “very confident” of getting the majority…
New Brexit deal agreed, says Boris Johnson (BBC)
A Brexit deal has been agreed between UK and EU negotiating teams before a meeting of European leaders in Brussels. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted: “We’ve got a great new deal that takes back control.” The two sides have been…
Brexit deal is ‘difficult but still possible’ Michel Barnier says (Metro)
The EU’s chief negotiator has said a Brexit deal ‘is still possible’ with just days before Boris Johnson could be forced to delay. Michel Barnier gave the prime minister a glimmer of hope this morning as he races against the…
*Downpour: Gas man drowns, Lekki, Ikorodu residents, landlords flee (Punch)*3 Okada robbers arrested in Lagos (PMNews)
Downpour: Gasman drowns, Lekki, Ikorodu residents, landlords flee (Punch) Incessant rain in Lagos and Ogun states in the past one week has not only wreaked havoc, but also exposed infrastructural deficit in the two neighbouring states, The PUNCH’s investigations have…
*Lagos to enforce law on meat hygiene (Vanguard)*Two ‘ritualists’ arrested with human skull (NewTelegraph)
Lagos to enforce law on meat hygiene (Vanguard) The Lagos State Government has directed the major food vendors, who sell meat in the state, to henceforth submit a ‘veterinary health certificate for the trade of meat’ to the inspecting veterinary…
Boris to ask for extension if no deal is reached in next two weeks Jane (Metro)
Boris Johnson will ask for a Brexit extension if he has not reached a deal by October 19, it has emerged. Government documents say the Prime Minister will ask Brussels for a delay – which is in direct contradiction to…