Tag: Brexit
LONDON (AP) Britains five-week election campaign officially began today, when Parliament was dissolved ahead of the Dec. 12 vote. Heres a look at some key numbers in an election that could determine not only…
LONDON (AP) A respected British think tank slammed Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Brexit deal today, concluding that the economy would be 3.5% smaller over the next decade compared with staying in the European Union.…
LONDON (AP) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was weighing today whether to push for an early election or try again to pass his stalled European Union divorce deal, after Parliament blocked a fast-track plan…
BRUSSELS EU leaders unanimously threw their backing on Thursday behind a Brexit deal struck hours ahead of their Brussels summit, although relief at the last-minute breakthrough was tempered by uncertainty over whether British lawmakers…
There are no border walls or customs agents between Ireland and Northern Ireland, but there is plenty of uncertainty and the gaze of global investors as the countdown to Brexit nears its end in the…
BRUSSELS (AP) Britain and the European Union finally reached a new tentative Brexit deal today, hoping to escape the acrimony, divisions and frustration of their three-year divorce battle. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson now…
LONDON (AP) The leaders of Britain and Ireland said they spotted a pathway to an elusive Brexit deal today, as hopes for a breakthrough dimmed just three weeks before the U.K.s deadline to leave…
Ever since Brexiters and Donald Trump won in 2016, the worlds big-picture political story has been that democracy is under siege. This summer, Jair Bolsonaros victory in Brazil, Narenda Modis Kashmir crackdown and dramatic electoral…
LONDON (AP) Britain and the European Union traded bad-tempered barbs Tuesday as the chances of a Brexit deal appeared to fade, with just over three weeks until the U.K.s scheduled departure from the bloc.…
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…
