Tag: brexit

UK’s Labour Party says will support second referendum on Brexit

LONDON: Britain's main opposition Labour Party on Monday said it was committed to eventually supporting a second referendum on leaving the European Union if...

May suffers embarrassing Brexit defeat in parliament

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday suffered another defeat in parliament over her Brexit strategy, just 43 days before Britain leaves the EU. The...

UK’s May to promise new Brexit debate in push for more...

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will pledge this week to give parliament another chance to voice their opinions on Brexit by Feb. 27...

UK trade minister says EU ‘irresponsible’ to refuse to reopen Brexit...

LONDON: It would be irresponsible for the European Union to refuse to reopen negotiations over Britain’s exit deal, British trade minister Liam Fox said...

May wins mandate to reopen Brexit deal but EU says no...

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May won parliament's backing on Tuesday to renegotiate her Brexit deal -- a major policy reversal that sets up...

We have responsibility to get an orderly Brexit, says Merkel

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she would do all she could to make sure Britain leaves the European Union with an...

May refuses to rule out ‘no-deal’ Brexit

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May scrambled to put together a new Brexit strategy after MPs rejected her EU divorce deal, and insisted she...

Theresa May survives confidence vote after Brexit humiliation

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday survived a no-confidence vote sparked by the crushing defeat of her Brexit deal just weeks before...

No confidence motion tabled as Tories face huge defeat on Brexit...

--UK parliament votes 432-202 against deal, making it the worst parliamentary defeat in recent history --118 Conservatives lawmakers vote against deal LONDON: British lawmakers defeated Prime Minister...

Ahead of vote, UK PM May warns it would be catastrophic...

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May warned lawmakers on Sunday that failing to deliver Brexit would be catastrophic for democracy, in a plea for...

Britain would be in uncharted territory if Brexit deal rejected, says...

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday that Britain would be in uncharted territory if her Brexit deal is rejected by parliament later...

Benedict Cumberbatch to play Brexit mastermind in new show

LONDON: Actor Benedict Cumberbatch will play Brexit mastermind Dominic Cummings in a new TV drama airing in Britain next month that will focus on...

Britain unveils immigration clampdown after Brexit

--Home secy says new visa system would be based on skills, not nationality, putting EU and non-EU citizens on same footing   LONDON: Britain publishes proposals for...

British minister warns Brexit is stuck as no-deal or referendum loom

LONDON: Britain’s exit from the European Union was heading for an impasse, one senior minister said on Saturday, after a week in which Prime...

Qureshi eyes improving trade ties with post-Brexit UK

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday expressed hope that the impending Brexit deal — Britain's planned withdrawal from the European Union (EU)...

British Pakistani Sajid Javid in race to replace UK PM Theresa...

LONDON: With British Prime Minister Theresa May badly weakened by her decision to delay a key Brexit vote she would have lost, potential leadership...

May heads to Europe in bid to save Brexit deal under...

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Germany’s Angela Merkel Tuesday as she works to salvage her Brexit deal, the day after delaying...