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 Climate protesters arrested for stripping down during Brexit debate in Parliament By Associated Press The protesters stripped down to their underpants in the public gallery Monday while lawmakers were debating Brexit. 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 29 Lawmakers reject Brexit deal again. What options are left? By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal is all but dead, after lawmakers voted to reject it for a third time Friday. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 7:39 Prolonged Brexit impasse causes rising angst in the UK By Malcolm Brabant European leaders agreed to delay the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union for at least a few weeks, but there is still no deal for how the withdrawal will occur. As the impasse drags on, protesters take to the… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 4:40 How 'Brexit paralysis' is damaging the British government The political divide in the United Kingdom continues to grow fiercer as the deadline for Brexit nears. While Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking an extension for the UK to leave the European Union, every option the country currently has… Continue watching
Mar 18 UK speaker deals blow to Theresa May's bid for 3rd vote on Brexit deal By Jill Lawless, Lorne Cook, Associated Press Speaker John Bercow scuttled May's plan, saying that centuries-old parliamentary rules prevent "the same proposition or substantially the same proposition" from being brought back repeatedly for votes in a session of Parliament. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 4:02 Parliament wants to delay Brexit, as May vows 3rd vote on proposed deal The United Kingdom's political crisis over how to exit the European Union continues. This week, Parliament rejected the option to leave without an agreement, and on Thursday, it voted to delay Brexit for three months. If the EU grants the… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 8:19 This free program trains people how to start a business —but without debt By Paul Solman It’s commonly believed that you need money to start a company, but a pair of British entrepreneurs are spreading a different message. Through their initiative PopUp Business School, Alan Donegan and his team train people with little capital, but a… Continue watching
Mar 14 UK lawmakers vote to delay Brexit. Now what? By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Even though Parliament voted to delay Brexit, the final say rests with leaders of the 27 remaining European Union nations. Continue reading