House of Commons of the United Kingdom

Brexit: Cabinet to Consider Ramping Up No-Deal Plans

The cabinet will discuss whether the government should ramp up preparations for a no-deal Brexit when it meets later this morning.

It comes after Theresa May said MPs would not vote on her Brexit deal until the third week in January.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has tabled a motion of no confidence in Mrs May, saying she had led the UK into a "national crisis".

The Times: What Happens After Theresa May's Confidence Vote?

 What happens after Theresa May's confidence vote?, The Times asks. 

She may have retained her job and the confidence of her party — for now — but Theresa May faces the same challenge today that she did yesterday: how to secure any kind of Brexit deal with the EU that can gain the support of a majority of MPs.

Tony Blair Denies Involvement in Kosovo Project

After Hashim Thaci announced that he had a meeting with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair earlier last week, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change said on Tuesday that Blair met the Kosovo President in a personal capacity. 

"Mr. Blair has known President Thaci for a long time and met him in a personal capacity," the Tony Blair Institute told BIRN in a written response. 

The Guardian: May's Brexit Deal is Already Doomed. Here's How the Christmas Meltdown Could Play Out

 It was a funeral masquerading as a baptism. In Brussels, Theresa May's Brexit deal was welcomed into the world by the UK's 27 soon-to-be-ex-partners and the priesthood of the European commission, The Guardian reported .

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