Mr Grieve
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Can a no-deal Brexit be prevented by the UK’s parliament?
- UK
- August 6, 2019, 09:49
After less than a month in office Boris Johnson’s nascent government is squaring up for a no-confidence vote, attempts to halt Brexit and possibly a g(...)

Johnson rules out backstop even with time limit or exit clause; Hunt says it ‘is dead’
- UK
- July 16, 2019, 19:09
Fears of a no-deal Brexit rose in London and Brussels on Tuesday after both candidates for the Conservative leadership said the Northern backstop must(...)

Brexit: ‘crash-out’ likely to trigger crisis over North, says Grieve
- Politics
- July 12, 2019, 11:41
A “crash-out Brexit” would make a political crisis over the future status of Northern Ireland “more likely”, the Conservative MP and former UK attorne(...)

Northern Irish Bill could be used as vehicle to thwart no-deal Brexit
- UK
- July 7, 2019, 16:59
MPs at Westminster could use a Northern Ireland Bill on Monday to block Boris Johnson from suspending parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit in (...)

May urges party to support move for alternative to backstop
- UK
- January 28, 2019
British prime minister Theresa May on Monday asked her party to support a proposal which calls for the Northern Irish backstop in her Brexit deal with(...)

Commons may vote to approve PM’s deal if backstop time limit is added
- UK
- January 22, 2019, 19:52
MPs at Westminster could vote next week on an amendment calling for UK prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal to be approved on condition that a tim(...)

Grieve urges May to delay exit from EU if she loses vote
- UK
- January 11, 2019, 19:22
A leading Conservative rebel has called on Theresa May to delay Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union if she loses next week’s vote on her Brex(...)

MPs secure the right to greater control over Brexit process
- UK
- December 4, 2018, 21:15
The House of Commons has voted to give MPs the right to direct Theresa May’s government on what course to take if her Brexit deal is rejected next wee(...)

Brexit: May sees off backbench rebellion over ‘meaningful vote’
- UK
- June 20, 2018, 16:34
British prime minister Theresa May has seen off a rebellion by backbench Conservative MPs over the role of parliament in the event of a no-deal Brexit(...)

House of Commons set for Brexit amendment showdown
- UK
- June 19, 2018, 22:30
Theresa May has set the stage for a major parliamentary confrontation over Brexit on Wednesday after she ruled out accepting an amendment to the EU wi(...)