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Britain's Johnson races Brexit clock as deadline looms
AFP, Published on 22/10/2019
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces two crucial Brexit votes Tuesday that could decide if he still has a reasonable shot at securing his EU divorce by next week's deadline.
EU envoys agree on three-month Brexit delay
AFP, Published on 28/10/2019
» BRUSSELS: European Union members agreed on Monday to postpone Brexit for up to three months, stepping in with their decision less than 90 hours before Britain was due to crash out with no divorce deal.
UK defends Brexit deal after Trump trade warning
AFP, Published on 01/11/2019
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office has defended his Brexit deal with the EU, after US President Donald Trump warned it would make it impossible for the two nations to strike a future trade agreement.
UK's Farage withdraws Brexit threat to PM Johnson
AFP, Published on 11/11/2019
» HARTLEPOOL (UNITED KINGDOM) - Populist Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage on Monday withdrew his threat to challenge the governing Conservatives at every seat in next month's election, in a boost for Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
British PM seeks Brexit breakthrough as polls tighten
AFP, Published on 11/12/2019
» LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed Tuesday to demolish three years of stalemate over Brexit, as Britain's political leaders geared up for a frantic final day of general election campaigning.
UK PM to outlaw Brexit extension beyond 2020
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was seeking Tuesday to outlaw extending the Brexit transition period beyond the end of 2020, as he prepared to put the EU divorce deal before MPs.
Britain's new parliament votes on Johnson's Brexit deal
AFP, Published on 20/12/2019
» LONDON - Britain's freshly-elected parliament prepared on Friday to move past years of partisan wrangling and initially approve Prime Minister Boris Johnson's divorce deal with the EU.
Persistence pays off on Brexit for British PM
AFP, Published on 25/11/2018
» BRUSSELS - The Brexit deal is a personal success for Prime Minister Theresa May, after months of tough negotiations conducted while also battling with her own side -- but any relief could be short-lived.
May begins Brexit hard sell before parliament vote
AFP, Published on 26/11/2018
» LONDON: Theresa May will convene her cabinet and update parliament on the newly-agreed Brexit deal Monday, as the embattled British prime minister begins the tricky task of selling the plan to a sceptical country.
Investors eye Argentina talks, May's Brexit sales job
Business, Published on 01/12/2018
» Recap: Emerging-market shares fell yesterday, backtracking from the upward trend of the past month as investors took a cautious stance ahead of high-stakes US-China trade talks over the weekend, along with British Prime Minister Theresa May's attempt to win parliamentary support for her Brexit deal forged with the EU.