Brexit - Kate Green

Brexit latest: Wednesday 16 January

Together with the vast majority of MPs, Kate voted against Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Tuesday 15th January. Following the vote, Kate said, “Last night’s result was shockingly bad for the Prime Minister, exposing how little support her Brexit deal commands in parliament. You’d expect any Prime minister who loses by…

Statement from Labour MPs and MEPs, Wednesday 16 January

This is an unprecedented and perilous moment in our history. With this Tory Government in chaos and with the jobs and security of our constituents on the line – we strongly support the Labour decision to reject Theresa May’s “deal”. We were appalled at her anti-democratic moves to prevent Parliament…

Kate’s blog: Back to parliament – and back to Brexit stress and uncertainty

Happy new year! I hope everyone has had a restful break over the holiday period. I must say after so much Brexit stress before Christmas, MPs were desperate for a holiday! But now we’re back in parliament to find it’s Groundhog Day – nothing has changed, except that there now…

Kate and nurses show support for People’s Vote

Kate celebrated the work of EU nursing staff in the UK. In Westminster, Kate met 12 frontline nurses as part of the Royal College of Nursing’s “Nursing at Brexit point” on Wednesday 12 December. The event, in Parliament, brought together MPs, members of the House of Lords and nurses. Kate heard…

Kate criticises Theresa May’s Brexit deal

On Thursday 6th December, Kate spoke in the debate on Theresa May’s Brexit Deal. She said “May’s proposal for blind Brexit fails my constituency, it fails the country, and I’m fearful it will damage Britain’s standing and influence on the world stage. I’ve given this a lot of thought and…

Kate’s blog: Brexit vote unease in parliament…

By general agreement, Theresa May is following a punishing schedule. This morning, I hear she’s on her way to the G20 summit in Argentina. This follows a week in which she has desperately been trying to sell the Brexit deal she brought back from the EU last weekend. She gave…

Kate asks the Prime Minister whether she will return to the people on Brexit

Following the European Leaders summit in Brussels over the weekend, the Prime Minister this week made a statement in the Commons appealing to MPs to back the withdrawal agreement and political declaration on the future relationship between the UK and EU. My view is that this is a bad deal…

Kate’s Brexit update

The Prime Minister has at last published a 585 page draft Brexit withdrawal agreement which pleases almost nobody. Four Ministers, including the Brexit Minister himself have resigned from the Government in protest, and more may have done so by the time you read this. The Prime Minister herself may no…

Kate’s Brexit update: November 2018

It has been quite some time since my last update, mainly because there has been little to report that isn’t speculation or hearsay, and regrettably I still cannot provide you with any reassurance that we are leaving the EU with a deal that safeguards the UK’s interests, be they in…

Kate’s Brexit update June 2018

Following the return of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill to the House of Commons on the 12 June, MPs had just two days to debate all 15 amendments secured by peers in the House of Lords on matters of the utmost importance to the future prosperity of the UK. So much…

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