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Boris SHUNS Remainer plot to extend Brexit transition by delaying meddling Lib Dem Bill - Express

On Tuesday Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove formally informed the EU the UK will not be seeking any extension. Under the terms of the transition, designed to smooth the Brexit process, Britain still pays a significant amount into the EU’s budget and has to obey a large proportion of European regulations.

Next week Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen where he is expected to confirm Britain doesn’t want an extension.

The pro-EU Liberal Democrats introduced a bill into Parliament which would have forced the Government to seek to extend the Brexit transition period.

Senior figures in Brussels have already indicated it would be keen for the period to be extended if the UK makes a request.

This bill would have had its second reading in Parliament on Friday, but this was foiled by the Government who delayed the process.

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The Liberal Democrats are pushing for a Brexit transition period extension (Image: GETTY)

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Acting Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey (Image: GETTY)

As a result it will not return to the chamber until July, by which point it will be too late.

The deadline for extending the Brexit transition period is in two weeks’ time.

Writing in the New European, a pro-EU newspaper, acting Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey accused the Government of “inexcusable” behaviour.

He said: “The government’s stubborn refusal to accept an extension to the transition period is inexcusable. I don’t know why I’m surprised.

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The Liberal Democrats campaigned to stop Brexit ahead of the 2019 General Election (Image: GETTY)

“They have taken this ideological, dangerous approach the whole way through the last four years.

“Yet at a time when businesses across the UK are already collapsing, people are losing their jobs, and the medicine stockpiles are already run dry, I really did expect better.

“It makes no sense to anyone for us to crash out of the EU without a deal in place, but it is particularly illogical at a time when we are still struggling with a global pandemic that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and caused the biggest economic hit for generations.”

The Liberal Democrats, who presented themselves as the most fervent anti-Brexit party, performed poorly at the 2019 general election with a net loss of one seat.

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Liberal Democrats at an anti-Brexit rally in London (Image: GETTY)

Liberal Democrats who lost their seats included Jo Swinson, MP for East Dunbartonshire, who was the party’s leader.

Ms Swinson had pledged a Liberal Democrat led Government would cancel Brexit without calling a second referendum.

On Tuesday Mr Gove commented: “We have informed the EU today that we will not extend the transition period.

“The moment for extension has now passed.

“At the end of this year we will control our own laws and borders which is why we are able to take the sovereign decision to introduce arrangements in a way that gives businesses impacted by coronavirus time to adjust.”

Negotiations between the UK and EU are gridlocked over access to British fishing waters and to what extent Britain will follow European “level playing field” rules for business.

Britain is requesting a free trade agreement with the EU along the lines of that negotiated by Canada.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson pictured outside 10 Downing Street (Image: GETTY)

Simultaneously the Government is attempting to negotiate a major free trade deal with the United States.

If the UK and EU can’t agree a trade deal, and the transition period isn’t extended, then they will trade on WTO terms.

This means Britain and the EU will put tariffs on each other’s imports.

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2020-06-14 03:54:05Z
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London protests: More than 100 arrests after violent clashes with police - BBC News

More than 100 people have been arrested following violent protests in London on Saturday, the Met Police has said.

Police were attacked by demonstrators, some of whom were far-right activists, after thousands gathered claiming they were protecting statues.

PM Boris Johnson said: "Racist thuggery has no place on our streets."

An investigation is also under way after a man was seen urinating next to a memorial of PC Keith Palmer, who was killed in the 2017 Westminster attack.

Separately on Saturday, a number of peaceful anti-racism protests were held in London and around the country.

'Abhorrent'

Home Secretary Priti Patel said the "desecration" of PC Palmer's memorial was "utterly shameful".

Met Police Commander Bas Javid added: "We are aware of a disgusting and abhorrent image circulating on social media of a man appearing to urinate on a memorial to PC Palmer.

"We have immediately launched an investigation, and will gather all the evidence available to us and take appropriate action."

MP Tobias Ellwood, who gave first aid to PC Palmer as he lay dying after being stabbed in the grounds of Parliament by Khalid Masood in 2017, said the image of the man urinating next to the memorial was "abhorrent".

He told the BBC: "He was fully aware of what he was doing, he should step forward and apologise."

Scotland Yard said they had arrested people for offences including violent disorder, assault on police, possession of an offensive weapon, breach of the peace, being drunk and disorderly and possession of Class A drugs.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted: "Racist thuggery has no place on our streets. Anyone attacking the police will be met with full force of the law.

"These marches and protests have been subverted by violence and breach current guidelines. Racism has no part in the UK and we must work together to make that a reality."

Various groups from around the country, including some far-right activists, said they had come to London to protect statues from anti-racism activists.

Hundreds of mostly white men gathered around the Cenotaph war memorial in Whitehall and the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, which was boxed up to protect it from potential damage after protesters wrote "was a racist" on it last weekend.

As large groups including right-wing protesters moved across London, there were a number of clashes with police in riot gear.

Officers were pelted with missiles, as well as being kicked and punched. Six police officers suffered minor injuries in the clashes.

A statement from the London Ambulance Service said it had treated 15 patients, including two police officers, for injuries at the protests.

"Six of these patients - all members of the public - have now been taken to hospital."

At the scene in Parliament Square

From mid-morning on Saturday, hundreds of men - most of whom were already drinking - headed into Parliament Square.

Some were members of football hooligan networks who had put aside their differences for the day. Others were from the far-right.

But despite claims that the day was about defending British heritage, it soon became violent.

Groups looked for opportunities to attack the police. Bottles and cans were thrown at their lines and horses - smoke bombs and fireworks set off. Journalists who came too close were threatened.

One bare-chested man kicked a police officer to the ground and there were repeated attempts by others to storm barriers as the police contained the trouble.

By late afternoon, some had left to find more beer - only to find their way back blocked by riot police.

Others tried to regroup on nearby streets as the police played cat and mouse - using their numbers to repeatedly contain and block attempts to take violence around the city.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said any violence against police was "completely unacceptable", adding "no ifs, no buts".

He tweeted that the protests in London were "led by those intent on causing violence and sowing hate for their own ends".

The Met Police Federation also described it as "unacceptable", tweeting that its officers "do not come to work to face this level of violence and abuse".

Some anti-racism protests also took place in London and across the UK on Saturday.

Organisers from the Black Lives Matter movement had urged people not to join any rallies planned for the weekend over fears there could be clashes with far-right groups.

Peaceful demonstrations by anti-racism protesters in support of the Black Lives Matter movement took place at Hyde Park and Marble Arch.

In Brighton, thousands formed a mile-long line along the seafront as they staged a silent protest before marching through the city centre.

Demonstrations have been taking place across the world following the death in police custody of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis last month.

Other places to hold demonstrations included Liverpool, Chelmsford and Newcastle, where demonstrators supporting the Black Lives Matter movement were heckled by a large counter-protest.

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2020-06-14 03:10:22Z
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London protests: More than 100 arrests after violent clashes with police - BBC News