May 31 On eve of UK visit, Trump backs Boris Johnson and calls Meghan Markle ‘nasty’ By Associated Press President Donald Trump is wading into the United Kingdom's political maelstrom days before he is set to embark on his first state visit there, saying Boris Johnson would be an "excellent" prime minister and calling Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex,… Continue reading
Jul 10 Regret and relief at departure of Boris Johnson as top UK envoy By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Diplomats and politicians around the world were bidding a not-always fond farewell Tuesday to Boris Johnson after the foreign secretary's bombshell resignation. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 7:35 Is Theresa May’s government in peril over Brexit? The British government is in crisis over how to separate from the E.U., and two abrupt resignations over the last day have only escalated tensions. Prime Minister Theresa May has asked her Cabinet to speed up preparations, but she faces… Continue watching
Jul 09 Theresa May defends Brexit plan after Cabinet departures By Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May has defended her post-Brexit trade plan that sparked Cabinet resignations, saying it is the only way to avoid a hard border with Ireland. Continue reading
Jul 09 Boris Johnson quits UK government in mounting Brexit crisis By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigned Monday, adding to divisions over Brexit that threaten to tear apart Prime Minister Theresa May's government. Continue reading
Apr 07 Russian embassy seeks Boris Johnson meeting over spy case By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Russia's embassy in London on Saturday sought a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson over the poisoning of a former Russian spy, saying its dealings with Britain over the issue had been "utterly unsatisfactory."… Continue reading
Mar 13 What can the UK do now after Russia is linked to spy attack? By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May says Russia will be hit by "extensive" retaliatory measures if Moscow doesn't explain by midnight Tuesday how a Russian-made nerve agent came to poison a former spy in the UK. Continue reading
Mar 06 Britain vows to respond ‘robustly’ if Russia link proven in illness of ex-spy By Martin Benedyk, Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka, Associated Press Britain will respond "appropriately and robustly" if Russia's involvement is established in the case of an ex-Russian spy who became critically ill after coming into contact with an "unknown substance" in southern England, the U.K. foreign secretary said today. Continue reading
Oct 16 U.S., UK say support is weak for military action against Syria By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The United States and Britain on Sunday acknowledged the Western world's weak support for any military action against Syria's government. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 6:39 Top UK diplomat reacts to new PM Theresa May’s first moves By PBS News Hour Sir Peter Westmacott, the UK’s former Ambassador to the United States weighs in on the past three weeks’ fast-paced developments in Britain. Of the new prime minister, Theresa May, he describes her as grounded, no-nonsense and humble. He describes as… Continue watching