Next Brexit battle begins over future ties
LONDON/BRUSSELS: The EU and Britain will set the stage for Brexit’s next bruising chapter on Monday, laying down their vision and red lines for a post-divorce future following the UK’s dramatic exit…
Brexit to be sealed with final Brussels vote
LONDON: Brexit Day is to be set in stone Wednesday when the European Parliament in Brussels casts a vote ratifying the terms of Britain’s divorce deal from the EU. The historic legislative…
Britain’s Johnson sets off on post-election Brexit mission
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will unveil a new government Monday that wields a sweeping mandate to take Britain out of the European Union after years of acrimonious debate. Johnson’s simple promise…
Brexit: EU leaders call for swift ratification after Tory victory
BELGIUM: EU leaders have expressed cautious confidence that Boris Johnson will pivot to back a close economic relationship with the bloc and called for swift ratification of the withdrawal agreement after the prime minister’s…
EU moves to ratify Brexit accord despite delay request
BRUSSELS: Brussels officials on Sunday pressed on with plans to ratify the divorce deal as European leaders considered Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s reluctant request for a Brexit delay. Ambassadors and senior officials…
Be flexible, creative and we will too, UK Brexit Minister urges EU
MADRID: Britain’s Brexit minister on Thursday urged the European Union to show flexibility and creativity in striking a deal, although he stuck to his country’s position that the contentious Irish backstop arrangement…
Brexit in chaos after court rules PM’s suspension of parliament was unlawful
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of the British parliament was unlawful, a Scottish court ruled on Wednesday, prompting immediate calls for lawmakers to return to work as the government and parliament battle…
Queen allows British PM Johnson to suspend parliament before Brexit
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will limit parliament’s ability to derail his Brexit plan by cutting the amount of time it will sit between now and EU exit day on Oct.…
Britain’s Corbyn ‘will do everything necessary’ to stop no-deal Brexit
LONDON/BRUSSELS: Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would do everything necessary to prevent Britain leaving the European Union without a divorce deal as he met senior lawmakers from other parties…
UK leadership hopefuls clash over Brexit promises
LONDON: Boris Johnson stood accused Tuesday of having nothing to offer Britain but “blind optimism” as he and his rival for the premiership clashed over Brexit in a bad-tempered TV debate. Johnson…
UK PM candidate Javid says Boris Johnson is ‘yesterday’s news’
LONDON: Sajid Javid, one of the candidates vying to succeed British Prime Minister Theresa May, said his rival Boris Johnson was “yesterday s news” and that it was time for a new generation…
With October 31 Brexit pledge, Boris Johnson bids for UK leadership
LONDON: Boris Johnson kicked off his campaign to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday with a commitment to lead Britain out of the European Union on October 31, warning his divided…
10 candidates running in Brexit-dominated UK leadership race
Leading lawmakers from Britain’s governing party battled over Brexit as the contest to become the next Conservative prime minister officially kicked off Monday with the declaration of 10 candidates for the top job. The…
PM candidate Raab says, he is Brexiteer UK can rely on
Dominic Raab, one of the candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, said the United Kingdom should leave on Oct. 31 even if that meant reverting to World Trade Organization terms.…
Judges throw out Brexit case against UK PM candidate Johnson
LONDON: Judges at London’s High Court on Friday threw out an attempt to prosecute Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to succeed Theresa May as prime minister, for allegedly lying about Brexit. Last month,…
Brexit deadlock deepens as talks between UK’s two main parties collapse
Talks between Britain’s government and opposition aimed at striking a compromise Brexit deal broke down without agreement on Friday, plunging the country back into a morass of uncertainty over its departure from the European…
No chance of passing Brexit bill by end-July, says Labour’s Corbyn
LONDON: There is no chance of getting British parliamentary approval for all aspects of Brexit by the end of July, the leader of the opposition Labour Party said on Friday after talks…