Jan 14 UK’s Theresa May implores lawmakers to back imperiled Brexit deal By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The British prime minister made a frantic last push Monday to swing lawmakers' support behind her seemingly doomed Brexit deal, warning that its defeat risked scuttling the U.K.'s departure from the European Union and "betraying the vote of the British… Continue reading
Jan 11 EU offers UK helping hand, but no reopening of Brexit deal By Raf Casert, Jill Lawless, Associated Press European Union officials are working with Britain on ways to help Prime Minister Theresa May avoid a no-deal British departure from the bloc, although an EU leader insisted Friday that his helping hand won't include any renegotiation of the Brexit… Continue reading
Jan 08 UK rules out Brexit extension as Theresa May seeks EU help on deal By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The British government ruled out seeking an extension to the two-year period taking the country out of the European Union as Prime Minister Theresa May continued to seek further concessions from the EU ahead of a crucial parliamentary vote next… Continue reading
Dec 17 Britain’s Theresa May calls Brexit deal vote for week of Jan. 14 By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Opposition legislators — and many from May's Conservative Party — remain opposed to the deal and to the prime minister's handling of the Brexit negotiations. Continue reading
Dec 14 Theresa May sticks to her Brexit plan despite EU doubts By Lorne Cook, Jill Lawless, Associated Press May is seeking changes to the Brexit deal to make it more palatable to U.K. lawmakers, but European Union leaders say renegotiating the agreement is not an option. Continue reading
Dec 12 WATCH: UK’s Theresa May says she’s ‘grateful’ for vote keeping her in office By Associated Press The result means May can keep her positions as party leader and prime minister while continuing an uphill battle to win parliamentary approval for her Brexit plan. Continue reading
Dec 12 Theresa May wins party no-confidence vote, but troubles remain By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a brush with political mortality Wednesday, winning a no-confidence vote by Conservative lawmakers that would have ended her leadership of party and country. Continue reading
Dec 11 How did Brexit become such a mess? By Jill Lawless, Associated Press After postponing a vote, Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking changes to the Brexit deal in hopes of winning over skeptical legislators before Britain leaves the EU on March 29. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 11:01 Why the UK and France are facing ‘fundamental transformations’ Political upheaval is building on both sides of the English Channel. British Prime Minister Theresa May postponed a vote on her Brexit plan. French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to increase wages to try and appease Paris protesters. What does all… Continue watching
Dec 10 WATCH: UK’s Theresa May postpones Parliament vote on Brexit By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Lorne Cook, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday postponed Parliament's vote on her Brexit divorce deal with the European Union, acknowledging that lawmakers would have rejected it by a "significant margin."… Continue reading