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THERESA May has been handed another Brexit blow after influential minister George Eustice resigned over opposing a possible extension to Article 50. * This article was originally published here

THE world’s largest wealth fund is taking a bet on Brexit Britain – saying it will increase its investments in the country after we leave. Norway’s giant state investment pot has £750billion to invest from the country’s oil and gas income, and is already one of the biggest investors in UK assets. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund will continue to increase investment after Brexit AP:Associated Press The fund’s chief executive said that it would continue to be a significant” investor in the UK despite us leaving the EU in March. “We foresee that over time that our investments in the UK will increase,” Yngve Slyngstad told Reuters. Commenting on whether the risks associated with the UK’s decision to leave the European Union on 29 March had affected the fund’s investment plans, he said: “With our time horizon, which is 30 years plus, current political discussions do not change our view of the situation.” Brexit...

On a Thursday afternoon that was otherwise relatively Brexit-free for Westminster-watchers, the calm has been dramatically broken by another brexit-related resignation from the Government – from junior agriculture minister, George Eustice. He is quitting in opposition to the decision announced by Theresa May this week to “allow the postponement of our exit from the EU” and cited his desire to be able to “be free to participate in the critical debate that will take place in the weeks ahead”. He observes in his resignation letter to Theresa May: “I have stuck with the government through a series of rather undignified retreats. However, I fear that developments this week will lead to a sequence of events culminating in the EU dictating the terms of any extension requested and the final humiliation of our country. I appreciate that you have been terribly undermined by those in Parliament who refuse to respect the referendum result. You have shown tenacity and resilience over the pas...

Leave Means Leave have announced the ‘March to Leave’ where over the course of thirteen days, Brexiteers will be marching the length of Enlgand from Sunderland down to Westminster, in time for our scheduled departure from the European Union on March 29th. The route pays homage to the working class Jarrow March of 1936… The campaign was launched this afternoon by Nigel Farage, John Longworth, Esther McVey, and Richard Tice. Each day the marchers will travel between two locations with Leave Means Leave inviting Brexiteers from up and down the country to join them for some (or all!) of the way. Each day they’ll be walking for an average of five hours. Guido wonders how much time they’ll be spending in pubs along the way… The post Brexiteers To March from Sunderland to Westminster appeared first on Guido Fawkes . * This article was originally published here

  Read his resignation letter in full here… Letter via Nick Eardley The post George Eustice Resigns as Minister over ‘Brexit Humiliation’ appeared first on Guido Fawkes . * This article was originally published here

THERESA May survived the latest threat to her Brexit divorce deal as a number of rebels returned to the fold in last night’s Parliamentary vote - but she failed to attract the support of 108 Tory MPs opposed to the idea of delaying Article 50. * This article was originally published here

THE clock is ticking as B-day approaches, with both sides trying to reach a Brexit deal before March 29. PM Theresa May is now fighting to stay on top after multiple votes eroded her vision of Brexit. Here’s the latest on Britain’s departure from the EU. The UK is leaving the European Union on March 29, 2019 – or that’s the plan AFP or licensors What is Brexit? Brexit comes from merging the words “Britain” and “exit”. The term has been widely used ever since the idea of a referendum on leaving the EU was put forward. More than 30million people voted in the June 2016 referendum with a turnout of 71.8 per cent. Leave won by 52 per cent to 48 per cent. People now talk about “soft” and “hard” Brexit in reference to how close the UK will be to the EU post separation. The road to triggering Article 50 — which saw Britain officially start the process of leaving the EU — was paved with complications for the PM, including a Supreme Court...