British Parliament

• Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit treaty-breaking laws rejected in Parliament

  The House of Lords voted to strip clauses ministers say are needed to protect Northern Ireland, but would also break international law in a "specific and limited" way.

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  Nov 10, 2020
  
• PM Boris Johnson’s car involved in crash outside of British parliament

  The car that usually carries British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was shunted by a security vehicle outside parliament on Wednesday when Kurdish protesters ran into the road, two Reuters witnesses said.

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  Jun 17, 2020
  
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• Meet the Canadian cancer researcher running for a seat in the British parliament

  This British election is widely considered the most consequential in a generation — and a Canadian is running as a candidate.

  Dec 11, 2019
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• Hillary Clinton slams Boris Johnson for withholding Russian meddling report

  The British government says it has not seen evidence of "successful" Russian interference in UK elections, including the 2016 vote to leave the EU.

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  Nov 12, 2019
• British PM Boris Johnson has a hectic week ahead as Brexit deadline nears

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pressing ahead to try to win parliamentary backing for his new Brexit deal even as the European Union considers his grudging request to extend the looming Oct. 31 Brexit deadline.

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  Oct 20, 2019
• U.K. Supreme Court rules Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament was illegal

  Supreme Court President Brenda Hale said the suspension "was unlawful because it had the effect of frustrating or preventing the ability of Parliament to carry out its constitutional functions without reasonable justification."

  World

  Sep 24, 2019
• Eighth lawmaker resigns from U.K.’s Labour Party amid anti-Semitism row, Brexit concerns

  Joan Ryan, a Labour member of parliament, has become the eighth lawmaker to resign from Britain's main opposition party.

  Politics

  Feb 19, 2019
• ‘ORRR-DUHH’: U.K. Parliament speaker seeks to calm debate amid Brexit meltdown

  The speaker of the House of Commons is usually taken for granted, except for those rare moments when Britain is having a legislative meltdown and Parliament gets center stage.

  Politics

  Jan 16, 2019
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• European Union prepares for a chaotic Brexit after Theresa May’s deal defeated

  Jean-Claude Juncker said the EU would hasten its preparations for a scenario in which Britain leaves the EU without a deal in place.

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  Jan 15, 2019
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• Ministers supporting Theresa May downplay chance of second Brexit vote

  The British Parliament was supposed to vote on May's Brexit plan last week, but she postponed it after it became clear that lawmakers would decisively reject it.

  Politics

  Dec 16, 2018