European Union

UK PM May to meet Labour leader to try to break Brexit stalemate

Apr 03, 2019 07:58

British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday to thrash out a Brexit compromise, a gamble that could finally see a European Union divorce deal agreed but also tear her party apart.
UK PM says she will seek another short delay to Brexit

Apr 03, 2019 01:46

British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that she will ask the European Union for another short extension to the deadline imposed on her country for leaving the bloc as efforts for passing a divorce deal in the parliament have hit a snag.
Senior lawmaker quits UK ruling party over Brexit failure

Apr 02, 2019 13:23

A senior lawmaker of the British parliament has decided to leave the Conservative Party over what he calls a lack of compromise on how the ruling party should lead Britain out of the European Union.
UK economy nearing zero growth amid Brexit standoff

Apr 02, 2019 13:20

A major political standoff over Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union has caused the economy to stagnate as business groups and industries report almost zero growth for the first three months of this year.
European Union's chief negotiator warns no-deal Brexit more likely

Apr 02, 2019 06:54

Britain is becoming more likely to crash out of the European Union (EU) without a proper withdrawal agreement, the bloc’s chief Brexit negotiator.
British parliament rejects all Brexit alternatives

Apr 02, 2019 01:43

British lawmakers have rejected four motions presenting different Brexit alternatives, further complicating the country's bid to leave the European Union.
EU official warns ‘patience running out’ with UK over Brexit

Apr 01, 2019 11:59

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned that the European Union (EU) is “running out” of patience with the United Kingdom over Brexit, days after a withdrawal deal put forward by embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a third defeat in the country’s parliament.
UK should have said soft Brexit was inevitable in 2017: Chief whip

Apr 01, 2019 07:30

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government should have said in 2017 that a softer Brexit was inevitable after it lost its parliamentary majority in an election, the chief enforcer of her Conservative Party in parliament said.
May under pressure to rule out long Brexit delay

Mar 31, 2019 05:32

British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing a new push by members of her Conservative Party to lead Britain out of the European Union in the next few months, even if it means a potentially damaging no-deal Brexit.
UK PM mulls fourth bid to pass Brexit deal in parliament

Mar 30, 2019 12:08

British Prime Minister Theresa May is reportedly trying to find a way to put her European Union withdrawal deal to a fresh vote of the parliament after failing to gain the approval of the chamber on three occasions.