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New British PM Johnson urges EU to renegotiate Brexit deal

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the European Union on Thursday to rethink its refusal to renegotiate the Brexit deal, setting himself on a collision course with both the bloc and his own lawmakers over his vow to leave the EU by Oct. 31. Addressing a […]

May seeks Brexit breakthrough ahead of crucial week

Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday press ahead with her bid for a Brexit “compromise” with the opposition despite a backlash from her own party, as she attempts to prevent Britain crashing out of the European Union this week. Talks with the Labour Party are expected ahead […]

UK lawmakers reject government’s Brexit deal

LONDON — U.K. lawmakers on Friday rejected the government’s divorce agreement with the European Union for a third time, leaving Britain just two weeks to decide between a long delay to Brexit and an abrupt no-deal departure from the bloc. The House of Commons voted 286-344 against the […]

UK lawmakers poised for pivotal vote on May’s Brexit deal

MPs are set for a momentous third vote Friday on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, which could end a months-long political crisis or risk Britain crashing out of the EU in two weeks. The House of Commons has twice rejected May’s withdrawal agreement, both times by large […]

UK govt plans third Brexit deal vote on Friday

London : Britain’s government said it intended to hold a third parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Friday but was awaiting the go-ahead from House of Commons speaker. “We recognise that any motion brought forward tomorrow will need to be compliant with the speaker’s ruling […]

UK govt plans third Brexit deal vote on Friday

London : Britain’s government said it intended to hold a third parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Friday but was awaiting the go-ahead from House of Commons speaker. “We recognise that any motion brought forward tomorrow will need to be compliant with the speaker’s ruling […]

UK PM to renew Brexit deal push after pledge to resign

British Prime Minister Theresa May will renew attempts to push through her Brexit plan Thursday, after she dramatically offered to quit to save her deal and MPs failed in their own bid to break the deadlock. At risk of losing control of the process of leaving the European […]

UK says ‘legally binding changes’ to Brexit deal

Strasbourg (France) : Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday she has secured “legally binding” guarantees from the EU designed to get the Brexit deal through the British parliament and avert a chaotic withdrawal. She announced the move after a late evening dash to Strasbourg to hammer out the changes […]

UK’s May says she is ‘armed with fresh’ Brexit mandate

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would be “armed with a fresh mandate and new ideas” when she meets European Union negotiators over her Brexit deal. EU officials have insisted that the deal is not open for renegotiation. But May wrote in the Sunday Telegraph […]

Brexit deal not open to renegotiation: EU leaders

Brussels : European leaders moved quickly Tuesday to reject an attempt by Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May to re-open talks on the Brexit divorce deal, as British lawmakers voted to demand changes. When May signed the withdrawal agreement in November, both she and the other 27 EU leaders hailed […]

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