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

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. Continue reading →

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

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. Continue reading →

The Brexit strife continues after a British MP was expelled from Parliament for walking off with the chamber’s ceremonial mace in protest of the impending vote. Continue reading →

Armed British police used a stun gun to restrain a man inside the grounds of parliament in Westminster on Tuesday, a Reuters photographer who witnessed the incident said. Continue reading →

Big Ben has been silenced for repairs before, most recently in 2007, but this stretch is by far the longest. Continue reading →

European Union leaders endorsed stiff divorce terms for Britain and warned Britons to have “no illusions” about swiftly securing a new relationship to keep access to EU markets. Continue reading →

Polls put Labour a long way behind May’s Conservatives as the campaign begins. Continue reading →

British PM Theresa May needed to win the backing of more than two thirds of parliament’s 650 members in order to hold an early election. Continue reading →