Ministers supporting Theresa May downplay chance of second Brexit vote
The British Parliament was supposed to vote on May's Brexit plan last week, but she postponed it after it became clear that lawmakers would decisively reject it.
View ArticleBritain’s Labour Party looks to force Theresa May to rule out ‘no-deal’ Brexit
Labour's amendment seeks to force the government to give parliament time to consider and vote on options to prevent Britain leaving on March 29 without an agreement.
View Article7 lawmakers quit U.K. Labour party citing Brexit rift, anti-Semitism
Many Labour lawmakers have been unhappy with the party's direction under leader Jeremy Corbyn, a veteran socialist who took charge in 2015 with strong grass-roots backing.
View ArticleEighth lawmaker resigns from U.K.’s Labour Party amid anti-Semitism row,...
Joan Ryan, a Labour member of parliament, has become the eighth lawmaker to resign from Britain's main opposition party.
View ArticleBrexit turmoil prompts 11 British MPs to leave parties, form new alliance
Cracks in Britain's political party system yawned wider Wednesday, as three pro-European lawmakers quit the governing Conservatives to join a newly formed centrist group of independents.
View ArticleU.K. opposition parties seek to trigger a December election
The chess move by the Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party reflects the volatile political landscape now in Britain.
View ArticleJohnson wins approval to hold December election aimed at breaking Brexit...
In a rare parliamentary success for Johnson after a string of defeats, his short bill calling for a Dec. 12 election was approved 438 to 20 in the House of Commons. The bill now goes to the House of...
View ArticleLeave or remain: Where the U.K. parties stand on Brexit
Here’s where the parties stand on Brexit.
View ArticleBoris Johnson centres election campaign on new Brexit deal, rejects no-deal pact
Johnson had previously pledged to take Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal on Oct. 31, before lawmakers voted to force him to seek an extension until Jan. 31.
View ArticleU.K. party leaders vow to end Brexit agony if elected
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that if his Conservative Party wins, he will ratify his divorce deal with the bloc and Britain will leave the European Union by Jan. 31.
View ArticleBoris Johnson likens opponent to Stalin as election campaign officially begins
While unofficial campaigning has been gearing up for weeks, the five-week election campaign formally began when Parliament was dissolved Wednesday.
View ArticleAnti-Brexit parties unveil election ‘alliance’ in bid to defeat Boris Johnson
The aim is to deny a majority to Prime Minister Boris Johnson who plans to take Britain out of the EU if he wins the vote on Dec. 12.
View ArticleAccusations of anti-Semitism linger for UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
Corbyn’s bid for Britain’s top job was sidetracked Thursday by renewed claims that he is not fit to be prime minister because of his perceived tolerance of anti-Semitic attitudes, an allegation Corbyn...
View ArticleScotland’s pro-independence party hopes U.K. election will boost movement
The party says it will try to hold a new independence referendum next year.
View ArticleTech, social media companies plan crackdown on U.K. election misinformation
Internet companies are face growing criticism for amplifying false claims during the run up to the 2016 Brexit referendum and the 2016 election in the U.S.
View Article‘Leave alliance’: Nigel Farage says Brexit Party won’t run against anti-EU...
Brexit Party Leader Nigel Farage said his party’s candidates will not fight the Tories in 317 seats ahead of the Dec. 12 election, a significant boost to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
View ArticleU.K. Labour Party targeted by sophisticated, large-scale cyberattack
The main opposition party says the attack did not succeed, because of ``robust security systems.'' The party is confident that no data breach occurred.
View ArticleHillary Clinton slams Boris Johnson for withholding Russian meddling report
The British government says it has not seen evidence of "successful" Russian interference in UK elections, including the 2016 vote to leave the EU.
View ArticleBoris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn to square off in 1st U.K. general election debate
Britain's stalled departure from the European Union is the overriding issue in the election.
View ArticleU.K. Tories under fire for changing Twitter name to ‘factcheckUK’ during debate
Twitter pledged to take "decisive corrective action'' against similar strategies in the future.
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