Eu brexit
Wesgro confident SA-UK relations will be strengthened after Brexit vote
British MPs voted in a second meaningful vote on Tuesday after Prime Minister Theresa May presented her plans on Brexit. MPs voted by 391 to 242 votes to reject...
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More time needed, May returns to Parliament for Brexit
While Thursday’s vote is symbolic, it could again become the focus for increasing frustration in parliament over her strategy to leave the European Union, with many accusing May of running down the clock.
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EU gives May assurances on Brexit, but cold comfort
The leaders, meeting over dinner in Brussels, were responding to a plea from May, 24 hours after she survived a bid in her own party to oust her.
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EU, UK agree draft on 'ambitious' post-Brexit ties
The two sides have also agreed on a draft deal extending the transition period by one or two years beyond the end of 2020, a final sticking point of the divorce deal.
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May says to return to Brussels on Saturday in bid to seal Brexit deal
May met European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker for about an hour and a half to try to win commitments aimed at helping her appease rebels at home opposed to her draft Brexit treaty.
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The long goodbye: Britain gets ready to exit EU
A timeline of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.
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Brexit fears for cross-Channel truck pile-up
A famous fresco by artist Banksy of a man breaking a star off the EU flag with a chisel, however, is a reminder to truckers that Brexit is close at hand.
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UK PM May defends Brexit deal as opponents plot no-confidence vote
More than two years after the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU, it is still unclear how, on what terms or even if it will leave as planned on 29 March 2019.
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Raab resigns as Britain's Brexit minister: statement
British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a huge blow on Thursday as Dominic Raab quit as her Brexit secretary, saying he 'must resign' over the proposed EU withdrawal agreement.
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Brexit talks are nearing their endgame, May says
May described the negotiations as immensely difficult and said there would not be an agreement at any cost.
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Northern Irish kingmakers tell PM May: Don't betray the United Kingdom
The Brexit deal - or the lack of one - will shape Britain’s prosperity for generations to come and have long-term consequences for the European Union’s global clout.
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Trouble brewing?: Brexit challenge for Guinness supply chain
Guinness has been brewed since 1778 Guinness at the St. James's Gate brewery, a vast brickwork complex on the banks of Dublin's River Liffey.
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UK austerity ending, as long as Brexit deal gets done – Hammond
Britain’s economy has slowed since the 2016 Brexit vote, but not as much as many economists had feared.
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UK confident of a good Brexit deal, health minister says
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the EU 'always negotiates right down to the last moment, I am confident that we will get a good deal.'
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PM May receives show of loyalty after talk of leadership challenge
May had asked to address the powerful “1922 Committee” after persistent criticism over the direction of the Brexit talks.
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May to address her MPs on Wednesday after attacks over Brexit
Britain’s Sunday newspapers were full of anonymous attacks on her, the violent nature of which have since been condemned by even her harshest critics.
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With divorce deal almost done, May repeats rejection of EU proposal on N.Ireland
But May’s attempt to unlock the talks by considering an extension to a status-quo transition period beyond the current proposed end date of December 2021 has further stirred passions at home.
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Hundreds of thousands take to streets in London demanding second Brexit vote
James McGrory, one of the organisers of the march, said voters should have the chance to change their minds because the decision will impact their lives for generations.
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Trade war would slow but not stop global growth: IMF
The IMF's baseline forecast for the global economy is 3.7% growth in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
