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Mar 21, 2019

Norfolk MPs Outraged by May’s Remarks

A Norfolk MP has said it is an “outrage” that parliament has been denied the opportunity to take control of Brexit, as the prime minister rounded on representatives in a televised statement. Theresa May said that it was “a matter of great personal regret” that Brexit will not go ahead on March 29. She blamed
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Mar 19, 2019

Does Bercow’s Ruling Make Vote More Likely?

“The Speaker is right to seize back sovereignty for the Commons against the abuse of power by May and her chaotic government” Says Polly Toynbee, writing in the Guardian today.” Brexit fatigue and Brexit bullying are Theresa May’s instruments of torture to grind recalcitrant MPs into passing her destructive deal. No more, says the Speaker:
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Mar 16, 2019
Mar 13, 2019

Norfolk MPs React to Vote

MPs voted on Tuesday night on whether they accepted Theresa May’s EU withdrawal agreement, after an 11th hour trip to Strasbourg secured new agreements with Jean-Claude Juncker. But MPs voted by 391 to 242 against the deal, despite the Prime Minister’s assurance the UK cannot be trapped in the controversial backstop arrangement indefinitely. Although the
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Norfolk Businesses Demand Second Vote

More than 70 owners from across the region have written to their MPs asking for the Brexit impasse to be broken with another public ballot. Theresa May faces a series of crunch votes in parliament in the coming weeks that will decide whether her plan is viable. The Labour Party has now said it will
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