Brexit

UK awards Brexit ferry contract to firm with no ships

LONDON: Britain's tortuous breakup with the European Union took a bizarre turn Monday after it… Read More

Brexit sends Britons seeking Irish passports up 22 percent in 2018

DUBLIN: The number of British citizens applying for Irish passports rose by 22 percent in… Read More

London’s Gatwick airport sold to French Vinci conglomerate

French conglomerate Vinci said Thursday it had bought control of Gatwick airport, Britain's second-busiest, for… Read More

UK to prioritise high-skilled workers in post-Brexit immigration plans

LONDON: The British government set out the biggest overhaul of its immigration policy in decades… Read More

How could Britain hold a second Brexit referendum?

LONDON: The question of whether or not Britain should hold a second Brexit referendum has… Read More

British minister warns Brexit is stuck as no-deal or referendum loom

LONDON: Britain’s exit from the European Union was heading for an impasse, one senior minister… Read More

May vows to fight on, warning Brexit is in peril

May could be toppled if 158 of her 315 MPs vote against her. Read More

Global economy in 2019: Growth beginning to fray

American farmers have been forced to warehouse a bumper crop of soybeans, or sell at… Read More

PM May heads to Europe in bid to save Brexit deal under fire

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Germany´s Angela Merkel Tuesday as she works… Read More

Pompeo sees strong US-Britain ties in hard Brexit

WASHINGTON: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday promised strong ties with Britain… Read More

May pulls vote on her divorce deal, thrusting Brexit into the unknown

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday abruptly postponed a parliamentary vote on her… Read More

May presses on with Brexit vote as lawmakers demand better deal

LONDON: Theresa May will push ahead with a crucial vote on her European Union exit… Read More

UK government, Bank of England to spell out no-deal Brexit risks for economy

LONDON: The British government and the Bank of England are likely to step up their… Read More

Britain will head into unknown if Brexit deal is rejected: May

LONDON:  Prime Minister Theresa May warned on Monday that Britain would be thrust into the… Read More

EU leaders to sign off historic Brexit deal

European Union leaders meet Sunday to approve a historic Brexit deal, which British Prime Minister… Read More

PM May faces parliamentary ‘war of attrition’ to deliver Brexit

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May’s trial by parliament to deliver on her Brexit plan is… Read More

Who has submitted letters of no confidence in UK PM May?

LONDON: Some lawmakers in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party have said they have submitted… Read More

UK Supreme Court says will consider government appeal in Brexit reversal case

LONDON: Britain’s Supreme Court said on Friday it would consider whether to hear an appeal… Read More

‘I’m going to see this through’: UK PM May vows to fight for Brexit deal

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to fight for her draft divorce deal with… Read More

My deal, no deal or no Brexit, May says after winning ministers’ backing

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her senior ministers for a… Read More