Sep 17 UK Supreme Court hears Parliament suspension case By Jill Lawless, Associated Press UK Prime Minister Johnson sent lawmakers home on Sept. 9 until Oct. 14, which is barely two weeks before the scheduled Oct. 31 Brexit day. Continue reading
Sep 16 No Brexit breakthrough after Johnson and Juncker hold talks By Lorne Cook, Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker held their first face-to-face talks Monday… Continue reading
Sep 13 Johnson, Juncker to meet in Brexit breakthrough bid By Gregory Katz, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will hold face-to-face talks next week in a bid to break the Brexit impasse. Continue reading
Sep 12 Boris Johnson denies lying to queen, wins Brexit court case By Jill Lawless, Associated Press In better news for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a Belfast court rejected claims that the Conservative government's Brexit strategy should be ruled illegal because it risked undermining Northern Ireland's peace process. Continue reading
Sep 11 UK court rules Johnson's suspension of Parliament is unlawful By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The court ruling deepens Britain's political deadlock, with Brexit due in about 50 days. Continue reading
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 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 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 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