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UPLOADED SUBSCRIPTION IMAGE .. LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: (L-R) Prince George of Cambridge,Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Harry look out on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping The Colour ceremony on June 13, 2015 in London, England. The ceremony is Queen Elizabeth II's annual birthday parade and dates back to the time of Charles II in the 17th Century, when the Colours of a regiment were used as a rallying point in battle. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Brexit plan to evacuate Queen

Queen Elizabeth and other royals will be evacuated from London in the event of riots triggered by a no-deal Brexit under secret plans.

CAROLINE WHEELER

The Times

EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker, left, and European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier talk during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday Jan. 30, 2019. Leaders across the European Union offered a united chorus of

Merkel to push UK to brink in May showdown

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will ‘go to the edge of the precipice’ over Brexit with British PM Theresa May.

Bruno waterfield

CommentChris Kenny

A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May listening to a question during Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons in London on January 30, 2019. - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday won a mandate from UK lawmakers to try to renegotiate her Brexit deal with Brussels. She is now hoping to unlock the impasse despite Brussels insisting that it will not budge. (Photo by MARK DUFFY / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SATIRICAL, ADVERTISING PURPOSES - MANDATORY CREDIT

No better reason to leave

Nothing has demonstrated the need for Brexit more clearly than the humiliating shambles of watching this painful exit unfold.

Chris Kenny

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***BESTPIX*** LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 30: British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Number 10 Downing Street for Prime Minister's Questions on January 30, 2019 in London, England. Mrs May is set to have further talks with EU leaders after MPs in the House of Commons last night backed a proposal for her to amend the Brexit withdrawal agreement. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

EU snubs May over backstop

European leaders have rejected UK overtures to reopen the withdrawal agreement and go back on the Irish backstop.

Jacquelin Magnay

AnalysisThe Times

TOPSHOT - (L to R) French President Emmanuel Macron, Romania's President Klaus Iohannis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President of the European Council Donald Tusk listen to classical music during the French-German friendship treaty signing ceremony, on January 22, 2019 in the town hall of Aachen, western Germany. - France and Germany will sign a new friendship treaty seeking to boost an alliance at the heart of the European Union as Britain bows out and nationalism advances around the continent. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

No negotiation means let’s talk

The EU refuses to renegotiate the Brexit deal but may be flexible on additional language to help break the backstop deadlock.

Bruno Waterfield

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A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaking to members of the House of Commons in London on January 29, 2019 after voting on amendments to Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal bill. - British MPs today voted for an amendment, supported by Prime Minister Theresa May, calling on her to change the unpopular Brexit deal she struck with the European Union. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Surprise win for May on deal

Theresa May wins backing from MPs to try to reopen EU talks on the backstop but Donald Tusk insists the deal ‘isn’t open for renegotiation’.

Jacquelin Magnay

Brexit chaosThe Times

Britain's Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington, Prime Minister Theresa May and Chancellor Philip Hammond sit during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. (Â©UK Parliament /Jessica Taylor via AP)

May’s Plan B sinks into turmoil

Tory Brexiteers to vote down amendment to Theresa May’s Brexit Plan B that she hopes will help secure crucial concessions in the EU.

Francis Elliott

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 21, 2019 British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 1o Downing Street to make a statement to the House of Commons in London on, on changes to her Brexit withdrawal agreement. - Despite the humiliating rejection of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, Britain is no closer to knowing the end result of its vote to leave the European Union. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)

UK ‘faces accidental no deal’

The UK risks crashing out of the EU without deal “by accident” because Westminster can’t decide what it wants, EU negotiator warns.

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A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May turns to look at a colleague during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions session in the House of Commons in London on January 23, 2019. - British MPs frustrated with Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy are seeking to force a new approach, which could include delaying Britain's exit from the EU and holding a second referendum. (Photo by Jessica TAYLOR / UK PARLIAMENT / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SATIRICAL, ADVERTISING PURPOSES - MANDATORY CREDIT

Loyalists threaten to desert May

Tories who backed Theresa May’s defeated Brexit plan set to push for softer agreement if parliament blocks a no-deal exit this week.

Henry Zeffman

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Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attend the formal opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Buckingham Palace in London on April 19, 2018. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, the Head of the Commonwealth, opened the Commonwealth summit for what may be the last time on April 19, 2018, voicing hope that her son would be allowed to carry on her role. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Jonathan Brady

Queen not amused by chaos

Queen Elizabeth II’s rebuke to warring politicians has been interpreted as a subtle royal call to sort out the Brexit mess.

Sam Coates and Kate Gibbons

The Times

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar speaks to the media outside the Government Buildings in Dublin Wednesday Jan. 16, 2019, after Britain's Parliament discarded Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal in a historic defeat for the government late Tuesday. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)

No-deal ‘means hard border’

A no-deal Brexit would lead to a hard border in Ireland, the European Commission has admitted for the first time.

The Times

Technology

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 11, 2018 Founder of the Dyson company, designer James Dyson, poses next to the model of an engine during a photo session at a hotel in Paris. - British electric appliance pioneer Dyson will switch headquarters to Singapore this year due to booming Asian demand but not because of Brexit, the company said Tuesday, January 22, 2019. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

Dyson dumps UK for Singapore

The company synonymous with British innovation says its shift to Singapore has nothing to do with Brexit.

Alex Ralph

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HASTINGS, ENGLAND - JANUARY 17: Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn gives a speech at a rally at St Mary's in the Castle on January 17, 2019 in Hastings, England. British Prime Minister Theresa May last night won a vote of no-confidence called by Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn after the Government's historic defeat on the meaningful vote. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Corbyn to back new plebiscite

British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has endorsed a plan to force a second EU referendum as he bowed to party pressure.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Theresa May greets Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern outside Number 10 Downing Street on January 21, 2019 in London, England. Britain is one of New Zealands largest bilateral trading partners and Ardern says she is concerned about Britain potentially leaving the EU without a deal. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

NZ opens door to Brit trade deal

New Zealand has joined Australia in signing up to a deal with Britain aimed at softening the impact of Brexit.

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Minister for Trade Simon Birmingham arrive for the G'Day USA Sponsorship announcement at Penfolds Winery, Magill South Australia. Tuesday 8th January, 2019.Pic. AAP/ROY VANDERVEGT

Canberra wants UK free-trade deal ASAP

The Trade Minister has told Britain that Australia will begin post-Brexit negotiations on a free-trade deal “the second Britain is ready”.

Rosie Lewis

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AYLESBURY, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20: British Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip May attend a Sunday church service on January 20, 2019 in Aylesbury, England. A group of MPs are expected to present a bill on Monday which could allow Brexit to be delayed if Parliament does not approve an EU withdrawal agreement. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

Good Friday deal set for rewrite

Theresa May is considering amending the 1998 Good Friday agreement to solve Brexit deadlock after ditching cross-party talks.

Brexit chaosThe Times

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, in London, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Talks to end Britain's Brexit stalemate appeared deadlocked Friday, with neither Prime Minister Theresa May nor the main opposition leader shifting from their entrenched positions. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

May in meltdown over coup plot

Theresa May’s government faces meltdown after a House of Commons official helped rebel MPs plotting to derail Brexit.

Tim Shipman

The Times

British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks outside 10 Downing street in London, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. May's government survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday called after May's Brexit deal was overwhelmingly rejected by lawmakers. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

May’s troops prepare for battle

The PM is scrambling for allies as hundreds of MPs defy her and ministers fall out over whether to court Labour.

Brexit chaosThe Times

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, chairwoman of the German Christian Democratic Union party, CDU, attends a joint statement with Manfred Weber, member of the Christian Social Union party, CSU, and top candidate of the European People's Party (EPP) for the European elections, as part of a closed meeting of the party's board in Potsdam, Germany, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Germany begs UK to stay in EU

Leader German politicians and industry chiefs issue an eleventh hour plea for Britain to cancel Brexit, saying ‘our door is open’.

Oliver Moody

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street to deliver a speech to members of the media in London on January 16, 2019, after surviving a vote of no confidence in her government. - British Prime Minister Theresa May's government saw off a vote of no confidence in parliament on Wednesday, called after MPs overwhelmingly rejected the Brexit deal. (Photo by Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)

EU looks to extend Brexit pain

At least two Labour politicians have defied Jeremy Corbyn and engaged in urgent Brexit crisis talks with the Tory government.

Jacquelin Magnay

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 16: Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the media at number 10 Downing street after her government defeated a vote of no confidence in the House of Commons on January 16, 2019 in London, England. After the government's defeat in the Meaningful Vote last night the Labour Party Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, immediately called a no-confidence motion in the government. Tonight MPs defeated this motion with votes of 325 to 306. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Where does Britain go now?

Theresa May’s government has narrowly survived a no-confidence vote but still faces a daunting array of options

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a statement to members of the media in Downing Street in London on January 16, 2019, after surviving a vote of no confidence in her government. - British Prime Minister Theresa May's government saw off a vote of no confidence in parliament on Wednesday, called after MPs overwhelmingly rejected the Brexit deal. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)

Britain in worst crisis since WWII Britain in its worst crisis since WWII

After surviving the no-confidence vote, Theresa May is fighting to break the Brexit deadlock after Jeremy Corbyn refused to join cross party talks.

JACQUELIN MAGNAY

The Times

In this grab taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May listens to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaking after losing a vote on her Brexit deal, in the House of Commons, London, Tuesday Jan. 15, 2019. British lawmakers have plunged Brexit into chaos and the U.K. politics into crisis by rejecting Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the European Union. The 432 to 202 vote in the House of Commons was widely expected but still devastating for May, whose fragile leadership is now under siege. (House of Commons/PA via AP)

Commons could take driving seat

What next for Britain after Theresa May’s huge defeat in the House of Commons? These are the likely scenarios.

The Times

A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn giving his response and tabling a motion of no confidence in the Government in the House of Commons in London on January 15, 2019, after MPs rejected the government's Brexit deal. - British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to reject the EU divorce deal struck between London and Brussels, in a historic vote that leave Brexit hanging in the balance. (Photo by HO / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Tactic shakes party faithful

Labour could table multiple votes of no confidence until it triggers a general election.

The Times

In this image issued by the House of Commons of British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in the House of Commons in London after losing a vote on her Brexit plan Tuesday Jan. 15, 2019. British lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by a huge margin, plunging U.K. politics into crisis 10 weeks before the country is due to leave the European Union. The House of Commons voted 432 -202 on Tuesday against the deal struck between Britain's government and the EU in November.(Mark Duffy, House of Commons via AP)

Delay now or pay later: MPs

Theresa May is under mounting pressure to delay Brexit after suffering the largest Commons defeat in British political history.

commentGreg Sheridan

Tories willing to vote with Corbyn Power shifts as Tories willing to back Corbyn

In trying to thwart a no-deal Brexit, they may be prepared to vote against their government in a confidence motion.

Greg Sheridan

Foreign Affairs

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison takes questions during a doorstop at the Australian High Commission in Port Vila, Vanuatu, Wednesday, January 16, 2019. The prime minister will discuss Australian infrastructure investment, the Pacific labour hire scheme, and building cultural, economic and social ties between the two countries. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

PM bid to calm nerves as Abbott talks up benefits

Scott Morrison has attempted to calm voters in the wake of the Brexit chaos in London as leading conservatives embrace a no deal.

Richard Ferguson

Brexit chaosThe Times

In this image issued by the House of Commons of British Prime Minister Theresa May looks on as MP's announce that she has lost a vote on her Brexit plan Tuesday Jan. 15, 2019. British lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by a huge margin, plunging U.K. politics into crisis 10 weeks before the country is due to leave the European Union. The House of Commons voted 432 -202 on Tuesday against the deal struck between Britain's government and the EU in November.(Mark Duffy, House of Commons via AP)

MPs set to push leave date back

UK departure from the EU could be delayed until December under a radical plan by MPs to seize control of the process.

Oliver Wright

CommentThe Times

A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May making a statement in the House of Commons in London on January 15, 2019 directly after MPs rejected the government's Brexit deal. - Britain's parliament on Tuesday resoundingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, triggering a no-confidence vote in her government and leaving the country on track to crash out of the EU. (Photo by Mark DUFFY / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SATIRICAL, ADVERTISING PURPOSES - MANDATORY CREDIT

Blame Brexiteers for this farce

Tory Leavers who once advocated pragmatic changes to UK-EU relations are now zealots ready even to break Brexit itself.

Daniel Finkelstein

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A Brexit protester (left) and British PM Theresa May.

How can May survive?

Theresa May’s government is set to survive tomorrow’s vote of no confidence but Brexit’s survival is another question entirely.

Jacquelin Magnay

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