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Britain, Japan sign post-Brexit trade deal
Japan and Britain signed a free trade agreement on Friday that is to come into force at the end of the current post Brexit transition period.
British premier launches election campaign
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to fire up supporters with a Brexit rallying cry on Wednesday after the first day of his election campaign was marred by a ministerial resignation, a gaffe about a deadly tower blaze and a doctored video advert.
Don’t fall into election ‘elephant trap’ – Tony Blair warns UK Labour
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is laying an election “elephant trap” for the opposition Labour Party that it should avoid, former Labour Prime Minister, Tony Blair, warned on Monday.
British premier threatens Brexit rebels with party expulsion
The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, threatened to expel rebel lawmakers from his Conservative Party if they thwart his Brexit plans by voting to prevent a no-deal exit from the EU.
Court bids launched to stop British premier from suspending parliament
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament weeks before Britain’s EU departure date faced legal challenges on Thursday following a furious outcry from pro-Europeans and MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit.
Pound rebounds above $1.32 on Brexit deal hopes
Sterling rallied above $1.32 on Tuesday on fresh hope that British Prime Minister Theresa May would avoid a chaotic no-deal Brexit, while global stock markets recovered.
Theresa May to meet her lawmakers as resignation talk hovers
British Prime Minister Theresa May will address her Conservative lawmakers on Wednesday, possibly to announce a resignation date in a last throw of the dice to win support for her twice-rejected Brexit deal in parliament.
UK parliament speaker rules out new vote on same Brexit deal
Britain’s government cannot submit its Brexit deal for another vote in parliament if it is “the same” or “substantially the same” as the one already rejected by MPs, the House of Commons speaker said on Monday.
British lawmakers to vote on moves wrestling control of Brexit
British lawmakers will vote on Tuesday on whether to try to take control of the Brexit process in a series of crunch votes that threaten to pile more pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May.
EU court rules UK can cancel Brexit decision
European Court of Justice rules the United Kingdom can cancel Brexit without the permission of the other 27 EU members
British premier bids to win over the public in Brexit deal battle
British Prime Minister Theresa May faced the public on Friday to defend her Brexit deal as she battles to salvage the agreement and her own political future.
Brexit: Theresa May fights for survival
British Prime Minister Theresa May battled Friday to salvage a draft Brexit deal and her own political future.
Brexit: Theresa May battles for survival as party members plot her removal
British Prime Minister Theresa May battled for her political survival yesterday as four ministers resigned and members of her own party plotted to oust her over a draft Brexit deal struck with Brussels this week.
UK’s Theresa May takes Brexit deal to rebellious lawmakers
British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Thursday begin trying to sell her Brexit deal to parliament, boosted by news that Europe is preparing a rapid summit to sign off on the agreement.
Theresa May faces fresh threat of Brexit rebellion
Leading Brexit supporters on Wednesday denied reports they were manoeuvering to remove Prime Minister Theresa May — while stepping up opposition to her plan to withdraw Britain from the EU.
UK set to publish Brexit plan that sparked rebellion
British Prime Minister Theresa May will publish details Thursday of her long-awaited Brexit plan to restart talks with the EU, after facing down a revolt by eurosceptic ministers that could still unseat her.
After cabinet Brexit deal, Theresa May must persuade MPs and Brussels
British Prime Minister Theresa May has persuaded her eurosceptic ministers to back a plan for closer ties with the EU after Brexit, but some MPs expressed alarm -- and she must still sell it to Brussels.
Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon rails at ‘mad Brexiteers’ after EU talks
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon railed at London's "mad Brexiteers" on Monday after holding talks with EU officials in Brussels, where she firmly backed Britain staying in the bloc's customs union and single market after the divorce.
British premier to back EU free trade deal after Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May will call Friday for an unprecedented free trade deal with the EU after Brexit in a major speech, but is expected to acknowledge that Britain will have to make sacrifices in its economic relationship.
EU negotiator warns ‘not a minute to lose’ in Brexit talks
The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier stressed the urgency of Brexit talks ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday, with her government still deeply divided on the negotiations.
EU backs Brexit transition demands as tensions rock Theresa May
The EU adopted red lines Monday for a transition period that binds Britain by the bloc's laws for nearly two years after Brexit without having any policy-making power.
David Davis promises independent UK amid fresh Brexit tensions
Brexit minister David Davis will seek to reassure eurosceptics about the government's strategy for leaving the EU on Friday after fresh splits emerged in the ruling Conservative party.
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