16 January 2019
In response to the rejection of the EU withdrawal bill in the House of Commons, Venki Ramakrishnan, President of the Royal Society, said:
"Yesterday’s unprecedented vote makes the prospect of leaving the EU without a deal even more likely. A no deal Brexit would be a disaster for British science and innovation and I urge our elected representatives to put the interests of the country first and get a new plan to prevent this catastrophic outcome."