The U.K. is due to leave the EU in 10 days, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been stymied twice in 48 hours in his attempt to get Parliament to approve his divorce deal. Continue reading
Speaker John Bercow says the vote the government wants is “in substance the same” as one held on Saturday and so breaches Parliament’s rules. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Johnson made clear he was making the request under duress. The letter was not signed. It was accompanied by a second letter, signed by Johnson, arguing that delay would “damage the interests if the U.K. and our EU partners.” Continue reading
The IMF’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, cited the fallout from a variety of factors. Continue reading
It is expected to be a knife-edge vote. Continue reading
Here is a brief recap of why the backstop has roiled Brexit negotiations and how the U.K. could be moving towards an “Irish sea border.” Continue reading
The new deal is formally being sent to the British Parliament for ratification. Continue reading
Positive vibes radiated from French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a joint news conference in Toulouse, France. Continue reading
Even though many questions remain, diplomats made it clear that both sides were within touching distance of a deal for the first time since a U.K. withdrawal plan fell apart in the British House of Commons in March. Continue reading