May, Juncker call for faster Brexit talks
British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker agreed over dinner in Brussels on Monday that the pace of negotiations over Britain’s...
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Britain unlikely to trigger Article 50 at March EU summit – Brexit minister
Brexit minister David Davis said on Tuesday the government was on course to meet its end-March deadline to launch the formal divorce procedure from the...
London High Court to deliver verdict on EU exit case on Thursday
London’s High Court will deliver its eagerly awaited verdict on Thursday on whether British lawmakers, rather than the government, must trigger the formal process of...
Northern Ireland court rejects Brexit challenge
Northern Ireland’s High Court on Friday ruled that the law of the province did not restrict the British prime minister’s ability to trigger an exit...
Britain ‘will leave the single market’
Britain’s decision to leave the European Union will also mean leaving the EU single market, one of Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet ministers said on...
UK’s Fox says Ceta delays show need to reach UK-EU deal before Brexit
The difficulties in concluding an EU-Canada trade deal show the importance of Britain reaching an agreement over its future relationship with the EU before it...
UK lawmakers will ‘very likely’ have to ratify final Brexit deal
Britain’s parliament will “very likely” have to ratify the country’s eventual agreement with the European Union when it leaves the bloc, a British government lawyer...
UK’s Brexit vote had no constitutional substance, court hears
By Michael Holden Britain’s EU referendum in June had no constitutional substance at all, according to lawyers leading a bid to force the government to...
UK’s May offers lawmakers scrutiny of Brexit process, no Article 50 vote (Update 4)
By Elizabeth Piper British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday parliament would have every opportunity to debate her government’s plans to leave the European...
Britain’s Hammond promises new economic plan to handle Brexit turbulence
Britain needs a new fiscal plan to navigate economic turbulence caused by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, finance minister Philip Hammond said on...
May says to trigger EU divorce by end of March, sterling falls
Prime Minister Theresa May said she would trigger the process to leave the EU by the end of March, offering the first glimpse of a...
Italy’s Renzi says Britons cannot expect more rights than other non-EU citizens
Britons cannot end up with more rights than citizens from other non-EU countries after Brexit and the issue of limiting freedom of movement with the...
Britain has lot to do before triggering EU divorce – foreign minister
Britain has a lot of work to do before triggering the formal divorce procedure with the European Union but once it is done, the country...
EU lawmakers name federalist Verhofstadt to Brexit talks
The European Parliament has named Guy Verhofstadt, a former Belgian prime minister and arch-foe of eurosceptics across the continent, to represent it in forthcoming Brexit...
Britain, EU ‘must work together for smooth divorce’ (Updated)
Britain and the European Union must work together to make their divorce smooth and forge a new “strong relationship”, Prime Minister Theresa May told European...
May calls on her ministers to deliver Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May told her top ministers on Wednesday they must deliver Brexit, and not entertain any idea of staying in the EU...
French ex-commissioner to lead EU Brexit talks, Britain cool on move
A French politician who introduced a swathe of European financial regulation after the financial crisis was named on Wednesday to represent Brussels in negotiations on...
Germany expects UK to launch formal EU exit talks after new PM chosen-Merkel
Germany expects Britain to trigger article 50 of the European Union’s Lisbon treaty to begin the formal process of leaving the bloc once it has...
Top candidates to lead Britain differ on how quickly to start Brexit talks (Updated)
The two leading candidates to be the next British prime minister differed on Sunday on how urgent it was to trigger article 50, the formal...
EU tells UK single market access requires full free movement
European Union leaders met for the first time without Britain on Wednesday less than a week after it voted to leave, delivering a tough message...