Olly Robbins
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Tory press and Conservative Brexiteers placated by deal
- World
- December 25, 2020, 16:45
The last, agonising hours of negotiating the deal almost ruined Christmas for everyone involved but its political reception in Britain has been beyond(...)

Bercow times resignation to limit government influence on successor
- UK
- September 10, 2019
John Bercow has announced he will stand down as speaker of the House of Commons on October 31st, the day Britain is due to leave the European Union. I(...)

Johnson’s vigour as leader mired in confusion over intentions
- UK
- August 1, 2019, 20:00
Boris Johnson’s first week as prime minister has shown his strengths as a politician, as he brought vigour and focus to a government that has been lis(...)

From the moment Boris Johnson marched onstage, hair mussed up and head pushing forward, it was clear he had the audience at Manchester Central convent(...)

Hardline Brexiteers threaten humiliating defeat for May
- UK
- February 14, 2019, 00:00
Thursday’s Brexit debate promised to be plain sailing for Theresa May after she told MPs this week they would have another chance to vote on an amenda(...)

Hardline Brexiteers say they will not back May’s latest Brexit motion
- UK
- February 13, 2019, 18:00
Theresa May faces the threat of a fresh defeat in the House of Commons on Thursday after hardline Brexiteers said they would not support her latest Br(...)

Taoiseach and May discuss Brexit ‘overall state of play’ in Dublin
- Politics
- February 8, 2019, 23:19
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and British prime minister Theresa May discussed Brexit and Northern Ireland at a private dinner in Farmleigh House in Dublin l(...)

Clock is ticking for Theresa May and Brexit backstop
- UK
- November 12, 2018, 13:13
After a week of speculation about an emergency cabinet meeting to approve a Brexit deal, Theresa May’s ministers will meet as usual on Tuesday morning(...)

Brexit: Summit hopes fade as Barnier says no Border breakthrough
- UK
- November 12, 2018, 08:45
Tánaiste Simon Coveney and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier spoke of intensifying negotiating efforts during a meeting in Brussels on Monday, with M(...)

Brexit: Canada model would leave NI in limbo, says Raab
- UK
- September 5, 2018, 20:46
Brexit secretary Dominic Raab has dismissed a Canada-style free trade agreement with the European Union as unacceptable because it would trigger a ba(...)