Sep 10 Parliament suspended with UK lawmakers still at odds over Brexit By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Parliament is now suspended until Oct. 14, but once its session resumes, most scenarios lead to a cross-party agreement to hold an early election that would test Prime Minister Boris Johnson's popularity. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 4:47 Brexit, Boris and bedlam: British politics 'hobbled' by stalemate By Malcolm Brabant In the United Kingdom, lawmakers rushed to complete work before Parliament disbands, approving a bill that requires Prime Minister Boris Johnson to delay Brexit if he doesn’t have a deal with the European Union by the October 31 deadline. But… Continue watching
Sep 09 WATCH: UK lawmakers debate Brexit before Parliament is suspended By Jill Lawless, Gregory Katz, Associated Press Lawmakers used the remaining hours before the session of Parliament ended to deliver new blows to Prime Minister Johnson's teetering authority. Continue reading
Sep 06 Brexit crisis grows as opposition rejects snap election call By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to go to the public for an election on Oct. 15, two weeks before the scheduled Brexit day of Oct. 31, but needs the support of two-thirds of lawmakers to trigger a snap election. Johnson… Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: Taliban inflict more deadly violence in Afghanistan In our news wrap Thursday, a Taliban car bombing in Afghanistan killed two NATO soldiers and 10 civilians. One of the soldiers was American -- the fourth to die in two weeks. Another deadly bombing occurred hours later. Also, British… Continue watching
Sep 05 UK's Johnson calls opposition to new election 'cowardly' By Jill Lawless, Gregory Katz, Associated Press Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered another setback amid the ongoing Brexit debate as his own brother quit the government on Thursday, saying it was not serving the national interest. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: Italy's far-right party shut out from power In our Wednesday news wrap, Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte unveiled a governing coalition that shuts out the far-right League party. Conte met with the Italian president to present his new cabinet, which unites his populist Five Star Movement with the… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 6:12 On Brexit, British PM Boris Johnson stymied by rebels from his own party By Malcolm Brabant With less than two months until the deadline for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, the course ahead for the separation appears no clearer. On Wednesday, British lawmakers passed a law to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson from… Continue watching
Sep 04 UK lawmakers move to prevent 'no deal' Brexit By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The House of Commons is confronting Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his insistence that the U.K. leave the EU on Oct. 31 even without a withdrawal agreement… Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: UK's Johnson to call for new election after Brexit showdown In our news wrap Tuesday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call for a new general election after losing a showdown vote to opponents of leaving the European Union without a formal deal. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn lashed out at… Continue watching