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LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson signaled an end to Britain’s era of Brexit deadlock today, announcing a packed legislative program intended to take the U.K. out of the European Union on Jan. 31,…

LONDON (AP) — Britons who have endured three years of wrangling over their country’s messy divorce from the European Union cast ballots today in an election billed as a way out of the Brexit stalemate…

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leaders were pushing for the finish line in Britain’s election campaign today, dashing through multiple constituencies to drum up support in the final 72 hours…

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s five-week election campaign officially began today, when Parliament was dissolved ahead of the Dec. 12 vote. Here’s a look at some key numbers in an election that could determine not only…

Ever since Brexiters and Donald Trump won in 2016, the world’s big-picture political story has been that democracy is under siege. This summer, Jair Bolsonaro’s victory in Brazil, Narenda Modi’s Kashmir crackdown and dramatic electoral…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The U.K. will offer the European Union a proposed Brexit deal today that represents a compromise for both sides, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said as he urged the bloc to…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced political opposition and personal allegations today as he tried to fulfil his pledge to lead Britain out of the European Union in just over a…

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a backlash from furious lawmakers today over his use of charged and confrontational language in Parliament about opponents of his Brexit plan. The Speaker of the…

LONDON (AP) — The landmark British Supreme Court ruling that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was unlawful did not deal directly with plans for Britain’s anticipated departure from the European Union. Brexit will…

LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister John Major accused current leader Boris Johnson of a “conspicuous” failure to explain why he suspended Parliament for five weeks, as a landmark Brexit case at the Supreme…