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…
Britain’s Brexit talks collapse as May’s premiership crumbles
LONDON: Britain’s tumultuous divorce from the European Union was again in disarray on Friday after the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch talks dead due to Prime Minister Theresa May’s crumbling government. Nearly…
‘Let’s do a deal’ on Brexit: PM May tells Labour
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday urged main opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to work with her to break the Brexit deadlock, telling him: “Let’s do a deal”. May said she…
EU wrangles over new Brexit delay sought by May
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders will grant Prime Minister Theresa May a second delay to Britain’s fraught exit at an emergency summit on Wednesday but will argue over how long and on what…
May’s Brexit talks with Labour stall, delay request fails to convince EU
LONDON/BRUSSELS: Britain’s opposition Labour Party said on Friday that talks with the government on a last-ditch Brexit deal had made no progress, as EU leaders said Prime Minister Theresa May had not…
Britain’s May asks EU to delay Brexit until June 30
LONDON: Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday asked the European Union to delay Britain’s departure until June 30 while the bloc itself suggested that it might be best to postpone the…
May stakes Brexit on opposition Labour leader Corbyn
–Britain’s Labour Party had ‘constructive’ Brexit talks with PM May LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May met opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday to seek a way out of a Brexit stalemate,…
Brexit in disarray: May under pressure to go for soft Brexit
LONDON: Parliament will again try to take control of Britain’s departure from the European Union on Monday, with some lawmakers hoping to force Prime Minister Theresa May to drop her Brexit strategy…
Fearing Brexit, protesters gather along Irish border
CARRICKCARNON: Anti-Brexit campaigners protested at six different points of the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland on Saturday, fearing a return of customs checks could risk peace, jobs and their way of life.…
Confusion in London: Brexit set for April 12 by legal default
LONDON: MPs rejected May’s Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, leaving Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union in turmoil on the day it was originally due to leave the bloc. The UK is now…