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Anti-Brexit protesters have been holding demonstrations outside the Houses of Parliament

British army troops on standby over no-deal Brexit

The British government has said that 3,500 armed forces personnel are being kept ready to support it with its contingency plans as part of preparations for a no-deal Brexit.

Brexit • 18 Dec 18

Jeremy Corbyn has criticised Theresa May over her handling of the Brexit deal

Corbyn tables no confidence motion in British PM

British Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has tabled a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Theresa May over her handling of the Brexit deal vote.

Brexit • 18 Dec 18

Simon Coveney said the Government do not like Brexit but they have to accept it.

Government preparing for hard Brexit, says Coveney

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that the Government is preparing for a hard Brexit.

Europe • 16 Dec 18

Jeremy Hunt warned that the prospect of a no-deal Brexit remains on the table

Hunt says Withdrawal Agreement could still be passed

The House of Commons could back British Prime Minister Theresa May's deal if politicians received assurances from the European Union, according to Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Brexit • 15 Dec 18

Dramatic Brexit week leaves us none the wiser

Europe Editor Tony Connelly writes that after one of the most dramatic weeks yet, we are none the wiser about the Brexit endgame.

Brexit • 15 Dec 18

Brexit Republic Ep 21 - A bumper Brexit week

The Meaningful Vote that never was; the no-confidence vote that answered one question, but raised many more; the European summit & 'that' row over "nebulous".

Brexit Republic • 14 Dec 18

Leo Varadkar said the European Council underlined its support for the backstop

Taoiseach 'satisfied' with draft conclusions of summit

The Taoiseach has said he is satisfied with the draft conclusions agreed at the European Council summit last night, which says the Withdrawal Agreement for Britain to leave the EU is not open for renegotiation.

Brexit • 14 Dec 18

Tony Blair says Brexit is 'man made' which can be 'unmade by man'

Blair urges May to 'stop banging head against wall'

Former British prime minister Tony Blair has reiterated his call for a second referendum over Brexit and said Theresa May must stop banging her head against a brick wall.

Brexit • 14 Dec 18

UK government source said Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker had plenty to discuss

Brexit bother: Juncker denies saying May is 'nebulous'

Jean-Claude Juncker has denied describing Theresa May as "nebulous" after comments he made about the Brexit debate prompted the Prime Minister to confront him.

Brexit • 14 Dec 18

Theresa May speaking to reporters in Brussels

Further clarification from EU on Brexit deal 'possible'

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that it was still possible to get further clarification from the European Union on the Brexit deal to help her win parliamentary approval for it.

Brexit • 14 Dec 18

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is visiting Brussels for the second time in three days

May appeals to EU leaders to save Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Theresa May has appealed to EU leaders to give her the assurances she needs to get the backing of MPs for her Brexit deal.

Brexit • 13 Dec 18

May sees off confidence vote but rancour remains

There is a joke in Westminster these days that you can now assess the scale of the political crisis by counting the gazebos erected in front of parliament.

Brexit • 12 Dec 18

Sterling stabilised as some investors bet that the Brifish prime minister would win today's no-confidence vote

Pound rallies as defiant May warns Brexit is in peril

Sterling rallied today as Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to fight a leadership challenge and warned rebels within her party that they risked delaying or even stopping Britain's departure from the European Union.

Business • 12 Dec 18

Theresa May strides out of Downing Street to address the media

As it happened: May survives confidence vote

All the reaction and analysis as British Prime Minister Theresa May survives a confidence vote in her leadership of the Conservative Party.

Brexit • 12 Dec 18

Theresa May said that she will seek legal and political assurances from the EU on the backstop

May wins confidence vote of Conservative MPs

British Prime Minister Theresa May has won a confidence ballot of Conservative Party MPs by 200 votes to 117 votes.

Brexit • 12 Dec 18

Donald Tusk met Theresa May this evening

Tusk says EU willing to help May on Brexit deal

European Council President Donald Tusk has said that the bloc is willing to help British Prime Minister Theresa May win the UK parliament's approval of the Brexit deal after meeting with her this evening.

Brexit • 11 Dec 18

Theresa May addresses the House of Commons in Westminster

As it happened: May defers Brexit deal vote

Theresa May addressed the House of Commons in Westminster, confirming earlier speculation that she was calling off the vote on her Brexit deal over concern about the backstop.

Brexit • 10 Dec 18

Leo Varadkar had earlier said that the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, including the backstop, is the only deal on the table

Varadkar, Tusk to intensify no-deal Brexit preparations

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and EU Council President Donald Tusk have agreed to intensify preparations for a 'no-deal' Brexit, following Theresa May's move to defer a House of Commons vote on the Brexit deal.

Brexit • 10 Dec 18

Amber Rudd is the first cabinet minister to publicly discuss the merits of a 'Plan B'

Rudd backs alternative 'Plan B' if Brexit deal rejected

British cabinet minister Amber Rudd has voiced support for a Norway-style model as an alternative to UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal if the Withdrawal Agreement is thrown out by MPs.

Brexit • 08 Dec 18

A debate on the Brexit deal is under way at the UK parliament, ahead of a crucial vote on 11 December

Crucial vote on Brexit deal will go ahead on Tuesday

Downing Street has said a vote in the House of Commons on proposals for the UK's withdrawal from the EU will be held on 11 December following speculation from some MPs of a delay

Brexit • 07 Dec 18

Sadiq Khan arrives for a meeting at Áras an Úachtarain as part of his visit

'No-deal' Brexit would be worst possible outcome - Khan

The Mayor of London has said Britain leaving the European Union without a Brexit deal would be the worst possible outcome.

Brexit • 06 Dec 18

Theresa May said some MPs are trying to frustrate Brexit

May says it's my deal, no deal or no Brexit at all

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said MPs faced a choice ahead of a vote on her Brexit deal: approving her deal or facing an exit with no deal or even the reversal of Brexit.

Brexit • 06 Dec 18

MPs continue a Brexit deal debate, ahead of a crucial vote next week

Backstop in Brexit deal could last 'indefinitely'

Britain could be trapped "indefinitely" in a customs union with the European Union if MPs back Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, according to details of the government's full legal advice on the deal.

Brexit • 05 Dec 18

Theresa May insisted she would still have a job in two weeks' time

UK legal advice says deal offers indefinite backstop

An Irish border backstop installed in the case of a no-deal Brexit would continue to apply "unless and until it is superseded" by a new agreement, according to British government legal advice.

Brexit • 04 Dec 18

Theresa May has been urged to release the legal advice

May faces constitutional row over Brexit legal advice

British Prime Minister Theresa May has been warned she is on course for a "historic constitutional row" unless the British government releases its full legal advice on the Brexit deal.

Brexit • 02 Dec 18