Tag: brexit
Brexit on agenda for September EU leaders’ meeting in Salzburg: Britain
LONDON: European Union leaders will discuss Brexit when they next meet in the Austrian city of Salzburg on Sept. 20, British Prime Minister Theresa...
Fix Irish border or face hard Brexit, EU lawmakers warn May
BRUSSELS: The British government has so far failed to offer a "workable" backstop plan to avoid Brexit border frictions in Ireland and must do...
British voters increasingly unhappy with PM May and her government: poll
LONDON: British voters are increasingly dissatisfied with Prime Minister Theresa May and her government, according to an opinion poll on Friday, with less than...
Back UK PM May or face national election, Brexit rebels told
LONDON: Pro-European Union rebels were threatened with a general election this summer if they defeated Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans on customs, a...
Irish foreign minister says EU to negotiate Brexit on UK’s white...
DUBLIN: The European Union plans to negotiate Britain’s withdrawal on the basis of the British government’s white paper on Brexit and will not focus...
Britain’s May wins parliament vote after bowing to Brexit pressure
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May won a series of votes in parliament on Monday, keeping her over-arching strategy to leave the European Union...
Parliament vote to reveal extent of anger over May’s Brexit plan
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will face the anger of Brexit supporters in her party on Monday when they try to force her...
British PM May warns rebels: Back me or risk ‘no Brexit...
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May warned her divided party on Sunday that there may be “no Brexit at all” if they wrecked her...
Trump says he will run for reelection, had Brexit chat with...
LONDON: US President Donald Trump said he intends to run for re-election in 2020 because “everybody wants me to” and there are no Democratic...
Trump says May’s Brexit plan kills hope of a US trade...
LONDON: US President Donald Trump directly criticised UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy, saying her proposals had probably killed off hope of a...
Britain’s May reasserts her authority after Brexit resignations
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May moved to reassert her authority on Tuesday after two top cabinet members quit and launched broadsides against her...
UK PM May seeks unity amid turmoil over Brexit strategy
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May holds a meeting of her cabinet on Tuesday, seeking to unify her government a day after it was...
UK says Brexit plan on track despite resignation
LONDON/BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister Theresa May's office insists the government's plans for leaving the European Union are on track despite the resignation of the...
No ‘reluctant conscript’, Brexit minister quits in blow to May
LONDON: Brexit Secretary David Davis has resigned because he was not willing to be “a reluctant conscript” to Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to...
EU would bend on Brexit if UK moves ‘red lines’
LONDON: The European Union's Brexit negotiator says the 27 EU nations discussing the divorce terms with Britain would be willing to adapt their stance...
Time is pressing on Brexit negotiations: Merkel
BERLIN: Time is pressing in Britain's negotiations with the European Union on its departure from the bloc, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday...
Three quarters of big UK firms downbeat on Brexit: Deloitte survey
LONDON: A record 75 percent of major British companies are now pessimistic about Brexit, a survey showed on Monday, adding to signs of anxiety...
