Feb 25 UK's Labour Party leader to support a new referendum on EU membership By Jill Lawless, Lorne Cook, Associated Press The party has previously said it would support a referendum as a last resort if it could not secure a new election or make changes to Prime Minister Theresa May's EU divorce deal. Continue reading
Feb 25 EU top official Donald Tusk calls on Theresa May to delay Brexit By Raf Casert, Lorne Cook, Associated Press After nearly two years of bitter talks on the departure of Britain from the European Union, there's now even disagreement between the two on when Brexit should actually take place. Continue reading
Feb 22 Ireland takes steps to offset damage of a potential 'no deal' Brexit By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Proposed legislation aims to prop up Irish businesses and ensure that citizens can still get health care and pension payments in the U.K. after Brexit. Continue reading
Feb 04 European nations raise pressure on Venezuela's Maduro By Barry Hatton, Associated Press A key group of European Union countries endorsed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country's interim president on Monday, piling the pressure on embattled President Nicolas Maduro to resign and let the country hold a new presidential election. Continue reading
Jan 30 EU leaders say 'no' Brexit deal changes. What now? By Raf Casert, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Leaders across the European Union offered a united chorus of "No" on Wednesday to Britain's belated bid to negotiate changes to the Brexit divorce deal so Prime Minister Theresa May can win the backing of her Parliament. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 7:23 After contentious Brexit vote, May to return to EU in hopes of a better deal Another contentious debate over Brexit concluded in Parliament Tuesday with an agreement to send British Prime Minister Theresa May back to the European Union to renegotiate terms of the UK's withdrawal. The plan May proposed earlier this month was decisively… Continue watching
Jan 28 UK lawmakers seek some control over Brexit with proposed amendments By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Lawmakers threw out Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal two weeks ago and will debate and vote Tuesday on competing plans for what to do next. Continue reading
Jan 21 UK's May unveiled Brexit plan B. Critics say it looks a lot like plan A By Jill Lawless, Raf Casert, Associated Press "This really does feel a bit like 'Groundhog Day,'" opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said, referring to the 1993 film starring Bill Murray. Continue reading
Jan 16 May wins no-confidence vote, but is still beset by Brexit By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May defied calls to resign as she faced a no-confidence vote Wednesday, a day after Parliament rejected her Brexit deal by a historic margin. Continue reading
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