Do you remember the good old days? Only a few months ago, when Brexit negotiations dominated the news agenda, when Theresa May brought her Withdrawal Bill back to Parliament three times, when Teresa May was Prime Minister even and when every vote – in the Commons was crucial? The UK officially left the EU on… Read More
Friday 31 January 2020. At 11pm tonight, midnight in Brussels, the UK will formally leave the EU and Brexit will be over. Or will it? All we have now is the end of the beginning of Brexit, but with another deadline looming on 31 December 2020 for the mythical trade deal with the EU. Without… Read More
Monday 23 December. The UK’s new Conservative government now has a clear parliamentary majority of 80 seats to enable it to pass into law the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement by the deadline of the 31 January 2020. So it would seem the result has brought some clarity. Or has it? On the 12 December 2019 the… Read More
Thursday 31 October, the date we were promised by Boris Johnson the UK would leave the EU, with or without a deal. Parliament successfully frustrated the Government’s attempts to leave a no deal Brexit as an option to strengthen our negotiating position with the EU, with the “Benn Act” forcing Boris to ask for an… Read More
Thursday 17 October. A week ago I was in Amsterdam for my last visit to the EU before the 31 October Brexit deadline, working with AGN International as EMEA regional Chair, building connections and business for our UK clients. It was clear to me that our friends in the EU do not want the UK… Read More
Friday 27 September. What a total mess we are in! A PM who loses his first six votes in the House, illegally prorogues parliament, misleads the Queen and yet, the opposition are unwilling to put forward a vote of no confidence. Twice Boris has asked for an election and twice he has failed to get… Read More
Monday 29 July, just 94 days left before the BREXIT deadline. Parliament went into recess for the summer last week, with proceedings drawn to a close with Boris’ bulldozing of a bewildered Labour front bench, in his inaugural address to the House as PM. If the UK is to leave the EU on 31 October, with no… Read More
Wednesday 24 July, season 2 of Game of Brexit has started and a new leader is crowned! The season finale is scheduled for 31 October, just 99 days away. Only, this isn’t a game, and something significant has to give in the next 3 months. Teresa May was a remain supporter who pledged to deliver… Read More
The Brexit leave date has come and gone and the future of the UK relationship with the EU is plagued with uncertainty which looks set to continue, with a new deadline of Oct 31 2019. Dafferns are members of AGN International, an association of 200 separate, independent accounting firms in 80 countries across the world… Read More
Friday 24 May and nearly three years after taking office, Teresa May’s time as Prime Minister drew to a close today, as she announced her resignation as Conservative Party Leader early in June. She will however remain as PM until a new Party Leader is selected, possibly sometime in July. I can’t help thinking this… Read More
