The government has been defeated after the House of Lords said ministers should guarantee EU nationals' right to stay in the UK after Brexit. The vote, by 358 to 256, is the first Parliamentary…
Martin Thomas compared the rush towards Brexit to the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade. He also highlighted the huge cost of leaving the EU. Where would we find the tens of billions? The…
Roger Roberts pointed out that the most famous phrase from the campaign, the one which the Leave campaign's director credits it with winning, the £350 million a week for the NHS, was a blatant lie…
Barbara's theme was the effect of Brexit on young people and businesses in her home town of Bristol and the need to recognise the worries of those who voted Remain and not to forget about them. My…
David Chidgey spelled out some of the consequences of Brexit on our trading partners in Africa. My Lords, from the Prime Minister's 12 point plan, the clear intention is that the UK should be…
Dick Taverne looked at the nature of democracy and concluded that the people must be allowed to change their mind. He also spoke about parliamentarians having a duty to speak out against the country…
Last night, Liberal Democrat members of the House of Lords backed a cross-party amendment to keep the UK in the Single Market in the wake of Brexit. Unfortunately, the amendment was defeated by 299…
A cross party amendment to keep Britain in the Single Market was lost yesterday by 299 votes to 136 after Labour Lords who voted were mostly against, and Conservatives turned out in greater numbers. …
A new movement has been set up in Lincolnshire campaigning for Britain to remain a member of the European Union. The Lincolnshire branch of the European Movement was established on February 14 in…
Last week's by-elections in Stoke-on-Trent & Copeland - both Labour, & strong Leave areas - were interesting. In Stoke, Labour won comfortably in what was primarily billed as a 'Stop Paul…
