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“New Parliament must challenge Brexit” says Dorrell
June 27, 2017
At an event yesterday at Europe House in London, run by the London branch of the European Movement UK, London4Europe, Stephen Dorrell, chair of the European Movement and former cabinet minister, gave the keynote address – see below.
Press release: New interim CEO calls for action and support
June 22, 2017
We are one year on from the EU Referendum and two weeks after the election which was to reinforce Mrs May's brutal Brexit option, but which removed her majority in Parliament and her capacity to govern.
European Movement's General Election campaign pays off
June 17, 2017
The European Movement's target seat strategy has proven successful as candidates opposing Theresa May's extreme Brexit plans were elected across the country.
The dilemmas of Brexit have not been changed by the election
June 13, 2017
The parallels between the European referendum of 2016 and the General Election of 2017 are striking.
What does the election result mean for Brexit?
June 12, 2017
It certainly makes things more complex!
Statement from our Chair: There's no mandate for May's Brexit
June 10, 2017
At the beginning of the General Election campaign Theresa May said she was seeking a mandate to negotiate her sort of Brexit; the result denies her that mandate.
Theresa in Wonderland
June 01, 2017
A few weeks ago I wrote about the utter foolishness of Theresa May’s mantra, oft repeated by her cabinet colleagues, that ‘no deal is better than a bad deal’ when it comes to negotiating a new relationship with the EU. Since then, the phrase has appeared on page 36 of the Conservative manifesto, meaning that, should her party win on June 8th, she will no doubt claim a mandate for this ludicrous position.
After the election comes the painful Brexit reality
May 30, 2017
It should have come as little surprise that the election called by Mrs. May, supposedly to set the tone for the forthcoming Brexit negotiations, should have contained so little serious discussion of that crucial issue.
UK Agriculture faces huge challenges from Brexit. Why aren’t the Leavers listening?
May 26, 2017
Just before Parliament was dissolved for the general election, the House of Lords published a report into the serious concerns about Brexit in the agricultural sector, which employs almost half a million people in the UK and adds around £10 billion to the economy.
Brexit and the Environment
May 19, 2017
One of the most important issues in the Brexit debate is the environment, but it is hardly a surprise that this Tory government does not appear to be concerned about how leaving the EU will threaten the UK’s environmental protections, given that one of Theresa May’s first acts as Prime Minister was to scrap the Department for the Energy and Climate Change.