Tag: brexit
Britain’s May asks EU to delay Brexit until June 30
LONDON: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday asked the European Union to delay Britain's departure until June 30 while the bloc itself suggested...
May stakes Brexit on opposition Labour leader Corbyn
--Britain's Labour Party had 'constructive' Brexit talks with PM May
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May met opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday to seek...
Brexit in disarray: May under pressure to go for soft Brexit
LONDON: Parliament will again try to take control of Britain’s departure from the European Union on Monday, with some lawmakers hoping to force Prime...
Fearing Brexit, protesters gather along Irish border
CARRICKCARNON: Anti-Brexit campaigners protested at six different points of the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland on Saturday, fearing a return of customs checks could...
Confusion in London: Brexit set for April 12 by legal default
LONDON: MPs rejected May's Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, leaving Britain's withdrawal from the European Union in turmoil on the day it was originally...
Death knell for May’s Brexit deal as lawmakers reject it by...
LONDON: Lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, sounding its probable death knell and leaving Britain’s withdrawal...
Brexit in play: parliament tries multiple choice as May’s job on...
LONDON: The British parliament tried to find an alternative to Theresa May’s twice-defeated Brexit deal on Wednesday as the prime minister readied a last...
Second Brexit referendum ‘deserves to be considered,’ senior UK minister says
LONDON: One of Theresa May's most senior Cabinet ministers has raised the prospect of a second referendum to break the Brexit deadlock, as speculation over...
EU offers UK Brexit extension options, initially to April 12
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders have given Prime Minister Theresa May two weeks’ reprieve, until 12 April, before Britain could lurch out of the EU if...
May warns of long Brexit delay if MPs do not back...
British Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a stark warning to lawmakers that if they do not back her Brexit deal, there is the...
EU leaders urge clarity from Britain before Brexit delay
EU leaders on Friday sought clarity from Britain before they consider any delay to Brexit after a series of chaotic votes by MPs just two weeks...
Second Brexit referendum rejected by British lawmakers
LONDON: UK lawmakers have rejected a move to give the British public a second referendum on Brexit, dealing a blow to campaigners for a so-called...
May says she will vote against a ‘no-deal’ Brexit
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she wanted to leave the European Union with an agreement and she would be voting against...
UK MPs reject PM Theresa May’s Brexit deal by 149 votes
United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Theresa May's European Union (UN) withdrawal deal has been rejected by MPs for a second time, throwing her Brexit...
‘Just one more push’ to get Brexit, May urges EU
GRIMSBY: Prime Minister Theresa May urged the European Union on Friday to make “just one more push” to break the deadlock over Brexit by offering...
European currency-swap deal to help UK banks manage Brexit
The central banks of the eurozone and Britain have agreed to activate a currency swap mechanism that would ensure British banks continue to have...
F1 implementing Brexit ‘contingency plans’
LONDON: Formula 1 is implementing "contingency plans" to deal with the consequences of Brexit, including possibly basing more material on mainland Europe, its chief...
