#UK: Corbyn Appeals To Oppo. Parties, Cons. Rebels, For "No Confidence" Vote In Johnson Gov't

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Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn has urged the leaders of the other opposition parties and Tory rebels to install him as caretaker PM in order to stop a no-deal Brexit.

If he wins a no confidence vote in the government, the Labour leader plans to delay Brexit, call a snap election and campaign for another referendum.

But Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson said she would not support making Corbyn prime minister.
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#UK: Wales Special Election Loss For Conservatives Narrows Majority To One Seat

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The Liberal Democratic party has won a special election in Wales, giving Boris Johnson his first loss just days into his term as prime minister.

Welch Liberal Democratic party leader Jane Dodds defeated Conservative Chris Davies by just over 5%, or 1,425 votes.

Davies was ousted last month after nearly 20% of his constituents signed a petition in uproar at his conviction for faking expenses claims.

His loss means that the Conservatives have a majority of just one seat in the House of Commons. The pro-EU Liberal Democrat has vowed to oppose Johnson's "no deal" Brexit plans.

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#UK: Shock Poll Shows Brexit Party In First Place For EU Parl. Elections

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After three years of failed attempts to get the UK out of the European Union, the newly launched Brexit Party is topping a recent poll with 27% of the vote, according to the UK polling firm YouGov.

Last week, in its first poll on next month's' EU Parliamentary elections, the firm saw Nigel Farage’s party storming into third place with 15% of the vote, before the Brexit Party had even formally launched.

Now, YouGov's second poll shows the Brexit Party leapfrogging into first place on 27% of the vote, ahead of both the Conservative and Labour Parties.

Farange says it is likely the party will contest British parliamentary elections in the future, as well, a prospect surely to send shockwaves through the Conservative Party establishment.

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#UK: Conservative Party In Chaos After Second Crushing Defeat Of May's Brexit Plan

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The House of Commons last night voted against the Prime Minister's Brexit deal for the second time - by a margin of 391 votes to 242.

Following this crushing defeat, Theresa May will reportedly give Members of Parliament a free vote on a backbench plan for a so-called “managed no deal” after warnings that Brexit-backing ministers could resign en masse if she ordered them to vote down the plan.

This plan would allow leaving the European Union without a deal, signing up to a two-year “standstill agreement” with the EU and then moving to World Trade Organization terms. However, the EU has repeatedly ruled out such a transitional period, and the opposition Labour Party is actively seeking a new national referendum on leaving the EU, a so-called "People's Vote."

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#SPAIN: Gov't Signs Off On Royal Decree Protecting Britons In Case A "No Deal" Brexit Happens

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The Spanish government has signed off on a Royal Decree that protects the rights of British subjects even in the event of a No Deal Brexit. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the Parliament on Wednesday that his Cabinet would sign a Royal Decree to "prepare for all eventualities of a messy Brexit." The move comes after the Czech parliament passed similar legislation.

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#UK: Agriculture Minister Resigns Over Possible Article 50 Extension

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Agriculture minister George Eustice has resigned from the government, saying Theresa May’s decision to allow a vote on delaying article 50 would be “the final humiliation of our country."

 Eustice says he will still vote for the prime minister’s Brexit deal but the loss of yet another minister is a fresh blow to May.

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#CZECHIA: Parliament Moves To Protect Britons In The Event Of A "No Deal" Brexit

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The Czech Parliament has approved a government plan to guarantee the short-term rights of British citizens in the country in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit. The lower house approved the plan in January, and the upper house, or the Senate, has followed suit in a 72-1 vote. The plan means that the roughly 8,000 Britons currently living in the country would retain their rights immediately after Brexit, even if Britain pulls out of the EU in March with no deal.

Pictured: Czech Interior Minister Jan Hamacek

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#UK: Labour Party Commits Itself To Seeking Second Brexit Referendum

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Labour Party Leader Jeremy Cornyn says his party will seek a second vote on Brexit, after weeks of wavering on the decision. The opposition party will file legislation to delay Brexit and prevent a "no-deal" break from The European Union from happening.

The decision was condemned by Brexit supporters, who called it a "betrayal" of the 2016 vote, in which over 17 million Britons voted to leave the single trading bloc.

Nigel Farage, leader of his newly created "Brexit Party," noted that millions of Labour supporters actually voted to Leave the EU. "Five million people who voted for Brexit then voted for Jeremy Corbyn the following year. For them, this is a disaster," he said. "A majority of Labour seats voted to Leave."

Pictured: Nigel Farage

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#UK: Three MPs Leave Conservative Party Over Brexit; Will Join Labour MPs in "Independent Group"

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Prime Minister Theresa May is under renewed pressure after the three members of parliament announced they would be leaving the Conservative Party, saying the country "deserved better."

All three have campaigned for a second Brexit referendum alongside Labour Party rebels Chuka Umunna and Luciana Berger.

Former Conservative MP Heidi Allen said May had been "bullied into submission" by the European Research Group of Conservatives who are demanding that she honor the 2016 Brexit vote, in which voters supported leaving the European Union.

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#UK: Former Foreign Min. Boris Johnson Downplays Risk Of A "No Deal" Brexit

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Former Foreign Minister Boris Johnson is downplaying the possibility of a "no deal" Brexit - in which the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without any agreement between them. Speaking to the BBC, he said it is likely that "The EU and the UK will come to some sort of arrangement."

"There would be challenges without a deal, at all, but I don't think that is what is going to happen." He went on to say that both the UK and EU were led by "responsible human beings" who want, "the best" for the people, and wouldn't allow prices to spike under any new arrangements.

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#UK: PM May To Seek Changes To Brexit Withdrawal Agreement With EU After Her Plan Hits The Wall In Parliament

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Prime Minister Theresa May will seek to re-open and make changes to the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union, after running up against a brick wall in Parliament. Specifically, she will seek changes to the "backstop" between the UK's Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland that don't violate the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, which allows for free passage between the two regions agreed to by the UK and Ireland ending years of conflict. Ireland would remain in the EU after Brexit, causing a "hard border" and restricted movement, unless other arrangements are made.

That is the feeling of Parliament, which on Tuesday backed an amendment from Conservative MP Sir Graham Brady, which supports the PM's deal on condition that "alternative arrangements" are found to replace the Northern Ireland backstop. The vote was 317 to 301. May on Tuesday insisted she "listened" to Parliament and is seeking to alter the now-defeated deal, to which the EU had already approved.

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