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
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