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Brexit: What happens next?
LONDON — Theresa May has bought herself more time to win round MPs skeptical about her Brexit deal by delaying a key vote in the House of Commons — but all outcomes are still on the table. May...
View ArticleTheresa May suffers second Brexit defeat in 24 hours
LONDON — Theresa May’s government suffered another defeat at the hands of anti-Brexit MPs in parliament Wednesday in a move that threatens to fast-forward the expected political crisis facing the prime...
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Business ‘alarm’ at Brexit impasse, says UK minister
LONDON — A no-deal Brexit must be taken off the table and a compromise package agreed by MPs within weeks to stem “mounting alarm” from international companies, according to U.K. Business Secretary...
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How to watch the Brexit vote like a pro
LONDON — The big Brexit vote is upon us and all bets are on Theresa May’s deal being rejected by MPs. That will trigger days and weeks of Westminster horse-trading over how, when and maybe even whether...
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Analysis: How the Brexit vote panned out
LONDON — A defeat of historic proportions. Theresa May lost by a thumping majority of 230, greater than the 166 endured by Ramsey MacDonald’s minority Labour government in 1924. Her 11th-hour pleas for...
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Brexit: What now?
LONDON — Put a faint cross through March 29, 2019. Pencil in December 31, 2019. Now that Theresa May has survived the latest attempt to drag her from office — a no-confidence vote on Wednesday evening...
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Watch the latest Commons Brexit showdown like a pro
LONDON — This is how MPs take control of Brexit. The next major Brexit showdown in parliament will happen Tuesday evening when a government motion relating to the Withdrawal Act must be debated and...
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Theresa May attacks MPs seeking to delay Brexit
LONDON — Attempts by MPs to grant the House of Commons power to delay Brexit are “deeply misguided,” Theresa May said ahead of key votes on Tuesday evening. The prime minister voiced “profound doubts”...
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‘Unreal’ Brexit fears ‘put to bed’ by late-night deal, says Varadkar
Fears that the EU intends to trap the U.K. in the Northern Ireland backstop are “unreal” and can be “put to bed” by the add-ons to the Brexit deal agreed late last night in Strasbourg, said Irish Prime...
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The queen’s big Brexit moment?
LONDON — Brexit is so divisive there might be only one way to get it sorted — call the queen! No, not to send politicians to the Tower of London, but to resolve a potential standoff with Prime Minister...
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Jeremy Corbyn seeks help to block no-deal Brexit
LONDON — U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn launched a plea Wednesday, urging fellow opposition parties to back his bid to seize power from Boris Johnson and block a no-deal Brexit, but faced immediate...
View ArticleCorbyn calls cross-party meeting to ‘do everything’ to stop no-deal Brexit
LONDON — British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn today called for a cross-party meeting of senior politicians, urging them to work with him to “do everything we can to stop” a no-deal Brexit. Corbyn...
View ArticleBoris Johnson announces suspension of UK parliament
LONDON — The queen approved a request by Boris Johnson Wednesday to suspend the U.K. parliament for almost a month in the run-up to Brexit. The House of Commons will be suspended on a date between...
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Boris Johnson vs. parliament
LONDON — The phony war is over. The real battle for Brexit is about to begin. After a summer of shadow-boxing and speculation, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision Wednesday to ask the queen...
View ArticleUK government ordered to release advisers’ messages on suspending parliament
LONDON — The U.K. government was on Monday ordered to release private messages between senior officials relating to its decision to suspend parliament, as well as documents related to no-deal Brexit...
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What court rulings on parliament suspension mean for Brexit
Two of the U.K.’s highest courts issued contradictory rulings Wednesday on Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament. Campaigners — including dozens of MPs and former Prime Minister John Major —...
View ArticleNo-deal Brexit worst-case scenario will see food choices reduced, says UK...
LONDON — The U.K. will face a reduction in the availability and choice of food, pushing up prices in a Brexit “worst-case” scenario, according to a U.K. government document published Wednesday. The...
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How Boris Johnson can stop his party being eaten ‘from the inside like maggots’
LONDON — Boris Johnson can still be the Tories’ hero — but he needs a Brexit deal more than ever before. Despite a stormy September — in which he kicked out 21 members of his own party for voting...
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Tory rebels ready to take credit for new Brexit deal
LONDON — If Boris Johnson does get a Brexit deal, some of his fiercest critics are lining up to take credit. Oliver Letwin, one of 21 Conservative MPs stripped of the party whip for voting against the...
View ArticleFinal push for the UK’s Remainers
LONDON — Britain’s anti-Brexit parties are locked in crunch talks about a grand plan to stop Brexit — although disagreements mean it might end up being not-quite-such-a-grand plan. The Liberal...
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