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The redacted section 15 of the Operation Yellowhammer document that will only be seen by top advisers  The document that tells us what the government is planning for a no-deal Brexit, has now been published.  But there is one section that ministers and civil servants do not want us to see – But there is one section that ministers and civil servants do not want us to see –  Paragraph 15, which is all about fuel and the potential loss of 2,000 jobs with two refinery closures.  The government says that it has been redacted ‘on the grounds of commercial sensitivity’.  The document was originally leaked over the summer to the Times, but it has been tweaked in parts.  This is what it says according to the original leak in August:  15. Facing EU tariffs makes petrol exports to the EU uncompetitive. Industry had plans to mitigate the impact on refinery margins and profitability but UK Government policy to set ...

Lord Heseltine unveiled as European Movement President 30 May, 2019 The European Movement is proud to introduce the Rt Hon Lord Heseltine as the new President of the European Movement UK. The European Movement's members are fighting Brexit every day Become a one today to support their work and help us get a People's Vote on the deal: JOIN FROM £3 Speaking at a members' event, the former Deputy Prime Minister gave an evocative account of our relationship with the continent and the political journey that brought him to identify both as a European and a patriot in his passion for the European project: SPEECH IN FULL: Throughout history people’s passions have been whipped up to emotional boiling point. Many fought and died for England’s seven Kingdoms. Who today can name them or remember that they were ultimately united at the edge of the sword by King Aethelstan a thousand years ago?  Wales was to follow, then Scotland and Ireland.  Yor...

Brexit has paralysed the system Channel 4 News SUBSCRIBE  680K The urge to leave and the desire to remain, to paraphrase one of our guests, they are both elements of the same country... sometimes even at war within ourselves. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe ) Peter Oborne and Melissa Kite join the programme. Peter Oborne today published an article that reads like a roadmap to Damascus: "Brexit has paralysed the system. It has turned Britain into a laughing stock. And it is certain to make us poorer and to lead to lower incomes and lost jobs. We Brexiteers would be wise to acknowledge all this." We asked him why he'd changed his mind about Brexit?

Labour hints at backing Brexit deal without promise of referendum Shadow minister says if party’s demands are met she would not expect a second public vote Heather Stewart  Political editor Sun 28 Apr 2019  21.00 BST First published on Sun 28 Apr 2019  10.27 BST Shares 911   Rebecca Long-Bailey, Keir Starmer and John McDonnell arrive at the Cabinet Office in London for Brexit talks. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Labour is prepared to sign up to a  Brexit  deal with the government without the promise of a referendum attached if cross-party talks make significant progress in the coming days, one of the party’s negotiators has said. With talks set to resume on Monday, Rebecca Long-Bailey, the shadow business secretary, made clear that if Labour’s Brexit demands were met, she would not expect the party to insist it be put to a public vote. “Our party policy has always been that firstly we want to get a Bre...

LONG READS INDY100 VOUCHERS MINDS ose This is why my Change UK-TIG party will not be forming a ‘pro-Remain alliance’ for the European elections I am a pluralist who thinks tribalism is overrated, so I can see the attraction of a coalition. But no one has been able to explain to me how the practical hurdles can be overcome Chuka Umunna   @chukaumunna 6 days ago 85 comments Click to follow The Independent Voices Parliament reconvenes tomorrow after a short recess. For much of the past few months the focus has been on the action in the chamber of the House of Commons; t his will now broaden to include the local elections on 2 May and the European elections which are almost certainly going to take place on 23 May. The Independent Group  of MPs was established only eight weeks ago when 11 of us left the established political parties to build an alternative to our broken politics. Those of us who ...