Brextension: UK lawmakers vote to seek delay of EU departure
The motion commits Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative government to seek an extension until June 30 if Parliament approves a U.K.-EU withdrawal deal next week.
UK Parliament overwhelmingly rejects Brexit deal
British lawmakers delivered a crushing defeat to Prime Minister Theresa May’s European Union divorce deal Tuesday, plunging the Brexit process into chaos just 17 days before the U.K. is due to leave the bloc.
British lawmakers quit Labour Party over approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism
The announcement ripped open a long-simmering rift between socialists and centrists in the party, which sees itself as the representative of Britain’s working class.
Theresa May gets parliamentary OK to reopen Brexit talks, but will EU negotiate?
May got Parliament’s backing for a bid to change an Irish border guarantee in the withdrawal deal — a provision May and the EU both approved, and which the bloc insists cannot be changed.
May wins vote to stay on as British prime minister but is still beset by Brexit
After winning the vote, Theresa May said she would hold talks “in a constructive spirit” with leaders of opposition parties and other lawmakers, starting immediately, in a bid to find a way forward for Britain’s EU exit.
British prime minister survives leadership vote, but Brexit troubles remain
British Prime Minister Theresa May has won a confidence vote by Conservative Party lawmakers that could have brought her leadership to an abrupt end.
Facing defeat, UK prime minister delays Brexit vote
British Prime Minister Theresa May postponed Parliament’s vote on her European Union divorce deal to avoid a shattering defeat, throwing Brexit plans into chaos.
Britain’s May secures Cabinet backing for Brexit deal as critics rage
Prime Minister Theresa May said that she won her Cabinet’s backing for a draft divorce deal with the European Union after a “long, detailed and impassioned” marathon meeting Wednesday.
UK Cabinet to meet after Britain and EU reach draft Brexit deal
After months of stalled talks, false starts and setbacks, negotiators from Britain and the European Union struck a proposed divorce deal Tuesday to provide for the U.K.'s smooth exit from the bloc.
UK hits back after EU trashes May’s Brexit plan
The British government on Friday accused the European Union of slamming the handbrake on Brexit negotiations, after the bloc said Prime Minister Theresa May’s blueprint was unworkable.
British explorer Henry Worsley dies attempting solo Antarctic trek
A British adventurer attempting to become the first person to cross the Antarctic alone and unsupported has died after collapsing from exhaustion within miles of his goal.
Alan Rickman, star of stage and 'Harry Potter,' dies at 69
British actor Alan Rickman, a classically trained stage star and sensual screen villain as well as a star of the "Harry Potter" saga, has died of cancer.