Britain moves a step closer to a historic departure from the European Union on Tuesday, after more than three years of bitter division and political drama, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson brings his Brexit deal back to parliament without the threat of defeat, deadlock or delay.
Read morePrime Minister Boris Johnson’s chief adviser is calling for “weirdos and misfits” to apply for jobs in Downing Street, as part of a shake-up of how Britain’s government does business.
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In a historic change in direction, the United Kingdom began its shift away from Europe on Friday as the Conservative-dominated House of Commons voted in favor of a deal that spells out the terms of the U.K.’s divorce from the European Union.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decisive victory in last week’s general election provided little comfort to Britain’s once world-beating financial services industry, which has been battered by Brexit for more than three years.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday sought to outlaw extending the Brexit transition period beyond the end of 2020, as he prepared to put the EU divorce deal before Parliament.
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Relishing a landslide election victory, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday morning that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union by the end of January. Johnson called the Conservative win an “irrefutable” mandate from voters.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a divisive politician with a flair for clownish antics and a master of sloganeering, was headed toward a landslide election victory Thursday night and on course to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union by the end of January, according to a major exit poll and early results.
Read moreUnder cold gray skies, British voters are casting their ballots in a crucial election that could lead the United Kingdom to break away from the European Union and enter uncharted waters or deliver a hung Parliament and more Brexit uncertainty.
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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn shared a debate stage Tuesday night and shared two very different visions of the future of the United Kingdom — and both got laughed at by a punchy crowd.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced new questions Monday about his relationship with an American businesswoman who allegedly received favors and public money while Johnson was mayor of London.
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With the United Kingdom set to vote for a new Parliament in a month, the race is being defined by tactical voting and electoral pacts over Brexit, the question mark looming over the election.
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A resignation and a defection are forcing Jeremy Corbyn to confront two scourges hounding his Labour Party as it tries to unseat UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson: anti-Semitism and Brexit.
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Getting the campaign off to a brisk start, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson compared his main rival to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin on Wednesday as he launched the governing Conservative Party’s campaign for the Dec. 12 election.
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The agonizing political deadlock over Brexit may be nearing an end after the House of Commons on Tuesday called a snap election in December.
Read moreThe uncertainty over Brexit is set to continue for many more weeks, and could drag on until the end of January and even beyond.
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European Union members on Monday agreed to postpone Brexit for up to three months — less than 90 hours before Britain was due to crash out with no divorce deal.
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Politicians in Britain and the European Union are looking to each other to break the Brexit deadlock after U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for an early election.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday offered parliament more time to scrutinize his Brexit deal if it agrees to hold a snap general election on Dec. 12.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday appeared to be pushing for an early general election after Parliament blocked a fast-track plan to approve his Brexit deal before Britain’s scheduled departure from the European Union on Oct. 31.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered another defeat in Parliament over his Brexit strategy Tuesday night, leaving the United Kingdom facing the likelihood it will not be exiting the European Union at the end of October.
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