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  • FILE: Britain PM Theresa May addresses lawmakers in parliament. Picture: @ukparliament/Facebook.com

    Factbox - Brexit delayed: What happens next

    May has so far been unable to get the exit package she agreed last year with the EU approved by the British parliament, meaning Brexit day has been pushed back to avoid leaving without a deal.

    1131 days ago
  • FILE: Theresa May. Picture: AFP.

    EU to grant May a Brexit delay, with conditions

    Theresa May had requested the EU defer Friday’s exit until 30 June but in Brussels a 'flextension' until the end of the year or until March 2020 was being discussed.

    1137 days ago
  • FILE: British Prime Minister Theresa May. Picture: AFP

    Theresa May to ask Merkel and Macron for Brexit delay

    Labour’s demands include keeping Britain in a customs union with the EU, something which is hard to reconcile with May’s desire for Britain to have an independent trade policy.

    1138 days ago
  • FILE: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May. Picture: AFP

    May to meet Merkel, Macron ahead of crucial Brexit summit

    Britain will fall out of the European Union without a deal on Friday if no delay agreement is reached.

    1139 days ago
  • A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May as she speaks during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London on 9 January 2019. Picture: AFP.

    Compromise? Time ticking down for Britain to come to Brexit agreement

    In a last-ditch bid to get her deal through parliament, May opened talks with Corbyn last week to try to strike a deal on Britain’s future ties with the EU in exchange for his support for her divorce deal, the Withdrawal Agreement.

    1139 days ago
  • British Prime Minister Theresa May. Picture: AFP

    May has not moved 'an inch' on Brexit, says Labour's legal chief

    British Prime Minister Theresa May has not moved “an inch” on her Brexit “red lines”.

    1140 days ago
  • FILE: UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt. Picture: @Jeremy_Hunt/Twitter

    Bogged down in Brexit, Britain tries to flex G7 muscles

    The government in London plans to hire nearly 1,000 more diplomatic staff, open new embassies and boost language training.

    1142 days ago
  • Picture: Facebook.

    British parliament rejects plan to hold more Brexit indicative votes on Monday

    Lawmakers were tied on the amendment, voting 310-310 but Speaker John Bercow voted against in accordance with the conventions of the House.

    1144 days ago
  • FILE: British Prime Minister Theresa May. Picture: AFP

    Brexit gamble: May to meet opposition leader to seek a deal

    After her EU withdrawal deal was rejected three times by lawmakers, Theresa May said she would talk to the Labour Party leader in a bid to overcome the crisis.

    1144 days ago
  • Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement outside 10 Downing Street in central London after winning a confidence vote on 12 December 2018. Picture: AFP

    Britain to seek further 'short' delay to Brexit

    May came out of seven hours of crunch talks with her ministers and also offered to meet opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn for negotiation on a joint approach that could break the current impasse in parliament.

    1145 days ago
  • Picture: Facebook.

    Police probe Brexit-linked rail sabotage attempts

    The police said rail workers had found 'devices on the rail tracks that were intended to cause disruption to railway services,' without giving further details.

    1145 days ago
  • FILE: Michel Barnier. Picture: MichelBarnier/Twitter.

    No-deal Brexit 'day after day more likely' - EU's Barnier

    The EU's chief negotiator warned that if Theresa May cannot get this withdrawal agreement past the House of Commons, then there are only two other options available before London leaves the union on or shortly after 12 April.

    1145 days ago
  • A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May reacting as Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn informs the MPs that he has tabled a vote of no confidence in the Government in the House of Commons in London on 15 January 2019, after MPs voted to reject the government's Brexit deal. Picture: AFP

    Brexit deadlocked again: Parliament fails to find an alternative

    After a tumultuous week in which May’s divorce strategy was rejected by lawmakers for a third time, despite her offer to quit if it passed, the future direction of Brexit remains mired in confusion.

    1145 days ago
  • A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May as she speaks during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London on 16 January 2019, ahead of a debate and vote on a motion of no confidence in the government. Picture: AFP

    Brexit in meltdown: May under pressure to forge softer divorce deal

    After one of the most tumultuous weeks in British politics since the 2016 referendum, it was still uncertain how, when or even if the United Kingdom will ever leave the bloc it first joined 46 years ago.

    1146 days ago
  • FILE: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May. Picture: AFP.

    Will Theresa May resign after suffering 3rd Brexit deal defeat?

    Sources close to British Prime Minister Theresa May say the latest defeat of her Brexit agreement, the third so far, have severely reduced her options.

    1148 days ago
  • FILE: Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May. Picture: @10DowningStreet/Twitter.

    No-deal Brexit fears rise as parliament sinks May’s deal

    The decision to reject a stripped-down version of PM Theresa May’s divorce deal has left it totally unclear how, when or even whether Britain will leave the EU.

    1148 days ago
  • Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement outside 10 Downing Street in central London after winning a confidence vote on 12 December 2018. Picture: AFP

    Angry over Brexit delay, 'Leave' supporters march through London

    As the result of the vote in parliament filtered through to the crowds on Parliament Square, scattered cheers went up.

    1149 days ago
  • A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May reacting as Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn informs the MPs that he has tabled a vote of no confidence in the Government in the House of Commons in London on 15 January 2019, after MPs voted to reject the government's Brexit deal. Picture: AFP

    Theresa May's Brexit deal rejected for third time

    At least 286 MPs voted in favour of the deal while 344 voted against it.

    1149 days ago
  • A YouTube screengrab shows British parliament Speaker John Bercow on 28 March 2019.

    UK parliament speaker approves Friday vote on Brexit Withdrawal Agreement

    British parliament Speaker John Bercow said on Thursday he had accepted the government’s bid to hold a vote on its Brexit deal on Friday.

    1150 days ago
  • A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May reacting as Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn informs the MPs that he has tabled a vote of no confidence in the Government in the House of Commons in London on 15 January 2019, after MPs voted to reject the government's Brexit deal. Picture: AFP

    Britain's May seeks third Brexit vote Friday

    Theresa May's throw of the dice comes a day after her dramatic pledge to resign in order to persuade her rivals to finally back her vision for breaking Britain's 46-year bond with the European project.

    1150 days ago
  • FILE: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London on 14 March 2019 ahead of a further Brexit vote. Picture: AFP

    May says she will quit if her Brexit deal passes

    May’s announcement is the latest dramatic turn in the United Kingdom’s three-year Brexit crisis, but it is still remains uncertain how, when or even if it will leave the European Union.

    1151 days ago
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