Dec 17 Defiant Theresa May says UK ‘proving doubters wrong’ on Brexit By Associated Press Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, May declared that "the last 10 days have marked a watershed in our negotiations to leave the European Union."… Continue reading
Sep 16 Police search London suburb after subway attack By Michael D. Regan British authorities combed a London suburb on Saturday after the arrest of an 18-year-old man suspected of ties to a bombing on the city's subway a day earlier. Continue reading
Aug 15 Column: Brexit, the U.K.’s version of ‘repeal and replace’ By Wahyd Vannoni Ask “What is the best deal for Britain?" and you will get a variety of contradictory answers. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 9:00 Why many British voters are having Brexit regrets By PBS News Hour British sentiment toward leaving the European Union appears to be changing. As the United Kingdom marks a year since its Brexit referendum vote, a new opinion poll shows that a majority now wants to stay. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant gets… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 4:27 After losses, U.K.’s May seeks coalition amid some calls to step down By PBS News Hour It was a painful reckoning for Prime Minister Theresa May, whose election gamble failed in stunning fashion. May hoped the snap election would boost Conservative dominance and give her a stronger hand in negotiating Brexit with the EU. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Jun 09 Theresa May’s gamble fails in Britain’s snap elections By Larisa Epatko A move intended to strengthen the hand of British Prime Minister Theresa May backfired Thursday when her party lost seats in the UK Parliament. Continue reading
Jun 07 What’s at stake in the UK elections? By James McBride, Council on Foreign Relations As the United Kingdom recovers from a string of terror attacks, the country’s parliamentary elections on June 8 could determine the course of its Brexit negotiations, trade and economic policy, internal borders and foreign relations. Continue reading
May 27 British Airways cancels all flights out of London after computer system failure By Michael D. Regan Thousands of airline passengers were stranded due to a British Airways computer outage that left the airline's fleet grounded on runways. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 8:59 How leaks can affect an unfolding counterterrorism investigation By PBS News Hour Investigators say they have "very important" clues to what drove an attacker to bomb a concert in Manchester, England. But they face an unwelcome obstacle: intelligence leaks to the American press, fueling a diplomatic fight and a pause in intelligence… Continue watching
May 24 Watch 3:17 Manchester bomber did not work alone, confirm British officials By PBS News Hour The investigation into a suicide bombing in Manchester has become a hunt for accomplices. Twenty-two-year-old Salman Abedi blew himself up at a concert Monday night. On Wednesday, police in Libya arrested his father and younger brother, while British police made… Continue watching