Brexit
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UK parliament will have a meaningful vote on Brexit deal
Mar 26, 2018The British government has been clear that it will give parliament a meaningful vote on the final Brexit deal it negotiates with Brussels, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Monday. The opposition Labour Party has... -
Court rules in favor of case on Britain’s ability to reverse Brexit
Mar 20, 2018Scotland’s top court gave a favorable ruling on Tuesday to a legal case brought by anti-Brexit campaigners seeking to obtain a court opinion that Britain could unilaterally reverse Brexit if it wanted to. The campaigners want... -
Labour figures urge Corbyn to keep UK in single market
Feb 25, 2018More than 80 senior figures in the Labour Party have urged Jeremy Corbyn to commit to remaining in the EU single market after Brexit. The group of MPs, MEPs, council leaders and trade unionists say investment... -
May hopes to settle Brexit divisions
Feb 22, 2018British Prime Minister Theresa May hopes on Thursday to settle disputes over her Brexit strategy that are dividing her cabinet and party, and frustrating her negotiating partners in the European Union. At a meeting at a... -
UK’s Davis confident of political agreement over Brexit implementation by March
Jan 26, 2018Britain’s Brexit minister David Davis said he was confident a political agreement could be reached at a European Union council meeting in March to secure a time-limited implementation period after the country leaves the bloc in... -
Brexit vote may be reversed, says British campaigner Farage
Jan 14, 2018Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage said on Sunday he was increasingly concerned that a vote for Britain to leave the European Union could be overturned by a powerful group of the bloc’s supporters. In an interview with... -
Brexit offer to EU citizens leaves many cold
Dec 20, 2017Back from Brussels with a hard-fought Brexit deal, Prime Minister Theresa May wrote an open letter to the three million citizens of other European Union states living in Britain. “I know our country would be poorer... -
UK electoral body fines Liberal Democrats over Brexit vote expenses
Dec 19, 2017Britain’s Electoral Commission said on Tuesday it has fined the Liberal Democrats party 18,000 pounds ($24,069) for breaching campaign finance rules in the 2016 European Union referendum. The party was fined 17,000 pounds for failing to... -
Brexit: EU leaders agree to move talks to next stage
Dec 15, 2017EU leaders have agreed to move Brexit talks on to the second phase but called for “further clarity” from the UK about its future intentions. Talks will now move on to the long-term relationship between the... -
Britain confident of Brexit deal as May scrambles to win over Northern Irish kingmakers
Dec 5, 2017Britain said it was a confident of a deal on Brexit just hours after a tentative agreement with the European Union over the Irish border was dashed by Prime Minister Theresa May’s kingmakers in Belfast. After...