Apr 09 Watch 7:06 In the UK, Brexit supporters feel their will is being thwarted By Malcolm Brabant Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking an extension for the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, after failing three times to get Parliament to agree to her proposal. Now some Brexit supporters are afraid their country’s separation from the… Continue watching
Apr 09 Germany, France insist Brexit delay must come with strings attached By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Prime Minister Theresa May traveled to Berlin Tuesday to plead her case for a further delay to Britain's departure from the European Union. Continue reading
Apr 08 Parliament OKs law barring Brexit without deal By Associated Press The country could still crash out of the EU without a deal if the bloc's leaders refuse to grant a delay. Continue reading
Apr 05 UK’s Theresa May asks the EU to delay Brexit until June 30 By Gregory Katz, Raf Casert, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday sought to delay Brexit until June 30 to avoid a chaotic withdrawal from the European Union in one week, but a key leader of the bloc suggested an even longer pause in the… Continue reading
Apr 01 How Brexit became a ‘glass cliff’ for Theresa May By Zoe Rohrich As Prime Minister Theresa May steps down, political scientists and sociologists say her downfall exemplifies a phenomenon that often plagues female leaders. Continue reading
Apr 01 Parliament considers alternatives to May’s rejected Brexit deal By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Two ideas — staying in the EU customs union or holding a second referendum on Brexit — have emerged as the most likely plans to succeed. Continue reading
Mar 31 Brexit creates power vacuum at heart of Britain’s government By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Britain's Parliament is deadlocked over plans to leave the European Union. The country's ruling Conservative Party is fractured by an undeclared leadership contest. Opposition parties are baying for an early general election. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 7:29 After another failed vote, what’s next for Brexit? Parliament rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal for a third time Friday, though by a smaller margin than in the prior two votes. While May vowed to keep trying to secure her deal’s approval, both the UK government… Continue watching
Mar 29 UK lawmakers reject government’s Brexit deal for third time By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The House of Commons voted 286-344 against the withdrawal agreement struck between Prime Minister Theresa May and the EU. Continue reading
Mar 28 Prime Minister Theresa May makes final push on Brexit deal By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press If Parliament approves May's deal by Friday, the Brexit deadline will be extended until May 22. Continue reading