UK civil servants banned from saying 'Brexit'
Civil servants have been told to stop saying 'Brexit' and to refer to the UK's departure from the European Union using the date of '31 December 2020,' Daily Mail reported. A 'style guide' …
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EU formally signs post-Brexit trade deal with UK
The European Union’s top officials formally signed the long fought-over post-Brexit trade deal with the United Kingdom on Wednesday. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Charles …
Boris Johnson: EU deal helps UK to open new chapter in history
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hail a new chapter in Britain's history today as his EU trade deal goes before Parliament. On the eve of the landmark vote, Tory Eurosceptics announced they would support the agreement, …
Boris Johnson to hail 'dawn of new era' on Brexit day
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hail Brexit day as "the dawn of a new era" and pledge to unite Britain in an address to the nation later today. In a speech to be shown at 22:00 GMT - an hour …
EU to extend Brexit deadline until January 31, 2020
The European Union has agreed to offer the United Kingdom a Brexit "flextension" up to January 31, 2020, European Council President Donald Tusk said. "The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the UK's …
British MPs reject Johnson’s Brexit law
The British parliament rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s three-day Brexit legislation timetable by 322 votes to 308 yesterday evening. After agreeing a last-minute Brexit deal with the EU last week, …
Johnson told Sassoli UK wants a Brexit deal
British prime minister Boris Johnson told European Parliament’s president David Sassoli that he wanted to leave the European Union with a deal, a Downing Street spokesperson said after they held talks in …
European Commission: no progress on Brexit yet
The European Union said the British government has made no proposals for ending the Brexit deadlock, with a new round of technical talks aimed at ending the impasse set to take place on Friday. "For the talks to make progress …
Brexit minister: UK to leave EU in due time
The UK’s Brexit minister Stephen Barclay spoke to the European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and told him he wants a deal but will leave the bloc on Oct. 31 with or without one. …
Boris Johnson wants to return Putin's faith in liberalism
The United Kingdom will show Russian President Vladimir Putin its commitment to liberal values by leaving the European Union by 31 October, frontrunner to be Britain's next prime minister Boris Johnson wrote …
EU not to change position on Brexit after May's resignation
The European Union’s position on the terms of Britain’s exit from the bloc has not changed despite British Prime Minister Theresa May announcing her resignation, Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva …
Labour could be prepared to cancel Brexit
A member of Labour's negotiating team, shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey said if no-deal became an option Labour would consider "very, very strongly" voting to cancel Brexit. …
Merkel: Brexit extension possible if...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said EU leaders could consent to an extension of Brexit if the UK parliament votes next week for British Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement. "We can definitely …
Merkel: I will fight to last minute for orderly Brexit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would fight for an orderly Brexit right up until Britain’s planned departure from the European Union on March 29. "I will fight until the last minute of the time …
British parliament votes to seek delay to Brexit
The UK parliament supported the government’s proposal to request Brussels to reschedule its official withdrawal from the European Union, due on March 29, to a later date. During the vote which took place in the House of Commons …
Brexit could be delayed
Brexit could be delayed until 2021 under plans being explored by the EU’s most senior officials, the Guardian reported. A lengthy extension of the negotiating period is gaining traction as the EU’s default position should …
May: Britain to leave EU on March 29
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May said that Britain will be leaving the European Union on March 29, and that the bloc would only consider extending the ‘Article 50’ negotiating period if there was a credible …
Will UK delay Brexit deadline?
Brexit can be delayed beyond the scheduled leaving date of March 29, UK Cabinet ministers said. A backlog of at least six essential Bills that must be passed before Britain quits the European Union has left ministers convinced the …
European Commission rules out renegotiation of Brexit deal
The European Commission commented on the EU Court of Justice's decision that the United Kingdom can unilaterally revoke its notification of withdrawal from the European Union. "We are prepared for all scenarios," European …
May: Brexit deal within our grasp
British Prime Minister Theresa May has hailed the draft agreement on post-Brexit relations as "right for the whole of the UK" and insisted a deal "is within our grasp." "The negotiations …