World Oct 29

Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes that electing a new crop of lawmakers will provide a solution to the deadlock that has stalled the U.K.'s departure from the European Union.

World Oct 29

The main opposition Labour Party has said it would agree to the government's request to send voters to the polls in December.

World Oct 24

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally abandoned his promise of an October Brexit and pinned his hopes on a December election.

World Oct 24

British police are still investigating one of the country's deadliest cases of people smuggling.

World Oct 22

Tuesday's votes make it all but impossible for Johnson to fulfil his often-repeated promise to lead Britain out of the EU on Oct. 31.

World Oct 22

The UK prime minister's threat is aimed at breaking the political deadlock over Brexit that has dragged on for more than three years since British voters opted to leave the EU.

World Oct 19

A defiant Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Saturday that he would resist attempts to delay Britain's departure from the European Union beyond the end of the month, after Parliament postponed a decision on whether to back his Brexit deal and…

World Oct 17

The proposed deal keeps Northern Ireland aligned with the rules of the EU single market for goods — so border checks are not needed.

World Oct 17

The deal must still be formally approved by the bloc and ratified by the European and U.K. Parliaments.

World Oct 16

The European Union and Britain saw their chances of reaching a full Brexit divorce deal by Thursday's EU summit diminish by the hour Wednesday as legal issues centering on the Irish border frustrated negotiators.