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…
Death knell for May’s Brexit deal as lawmakers reject it by 286 to 344
LONDON: Lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, sounding its probable death knell and leaving Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union in turmoil on the…
Brexit in play: parliament tries multiple choice as May’s job on the line
LONDON: The British parliament tried to find an alternative to Theresa May’s twice-defeated Brexit deal on Wednesday as the prime minister readied a last ditch effort to win over rebels in her…
Second Brexit referendum ‘deserves to be considered,’ senior UK minister says
LONDON: One of Theresa May’s most senior Cabinet ministers has raised the prospect of a second referendum to break the Brexit deadlock, as speculation over the future of the beleaguered UK prime minister…
EU offers UK Brexit extension options, initially to April 12
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders have given Prime Minister Theresa May two weeks’ reprieve, until 12 April, before Britain could lurch out of the EU if she fails to persuade MPs to back the…
May warns of long Brexit delay if MPs do not back her deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a stark warning to lawmakers that if they do not back her Brexit deal, there is the possibility the country “will not leave the European…
EU leaders urge clarity from Britain before Brexit delay
EU leaders on Friday sought clarity from Britain before they consider any delay to Brexit after a series of chaotic votes by MPs just two weeks before the deeply divided country is due to…
Second Brexit referendum rejected by British lawmakers
LONDON: UK lawmakers have rejected a move to give the British public a second referendum on Brexit, dealing a blow to campaigners for a so-called People’s Vote. Members of Parliament voted 85 to…
May says she will vote against a ‘no-deal’ Brexit
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she wanted to leave the European Union with an agreement and she would be voting against a ‘no deal’ exit later in parliament. Lawmakers…
UK MPs reject PM Theresa May’s Brexit deal by 149 votes
United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Theresa May’s European Union (UN) withdrawal deal has been rejected by MPs for a second time, throwing her Brexit strategy into further confusion, reported BBC. MPs voted…
‘Just one more push’ to get Brexit, May urges EU
GRIMSBY: Prime Minister Theresa May urged the European Union on Friday to make “just one more push” to break the deadlock over Brexit by offering her changes to a deal to help persuade…