Despite Johnson losing the vote on Saturday, experts are still positive on the direction of Brexit. Analysts at Deutsche Bank said in a research note that “the outlook for a Brexit resolution remains constructive,” explaining that the makeup of the voting on Saturday actually meant that Johnson could receive enough backing for his deal at […]
LONDON—The British government formally asked the European Union on Saturday to delay the country’s departure from the bloc for the third time, a request Prime Minister Boris Johnson had long resisted but that was forced after lawmakers deferred a critical vote on his new Brexit deal. Mr. Johnson, who didn’t sign the letter, sent a […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves No. 10 Downing St. to go to the Houses of Parliament in London on Saturday. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption toggle caption Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves No. 10 Downing St. to go to the Houses of Parliament in London on Saturday. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Updated at 8:45 […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves No. 10 Downing St. to go to the Houses of Parliament in London on Saturday. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption toggle caption Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves No. 10 Downing St. to go to the Houses of Parliament in London on Saturday. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Updated at 8:45 […]
“These kids are important to us,” Rodney Bullard, the company’s vice president of corporate social responsibility, told Business Insider. “We develop relationships with them over the years to where there is a crisis, they actually come to people, in part to people in our staff.” Days after opening its first U.K. restaurant, Chick-fil-A announces the […]
Boris Johnson has sent three letters to the EU relating to an extension to article 50, after he was forced to do so by the so-called Benn act. The first letter was the legally mandated request for a three-month delay to Brexit, which Johnson has not signed. There is a covering letter from Tim Barrow, […]
The IRA planned to attack power stations in south-east England in the final years of its terror bombing campaign, a former member has claimed. The plan is alleged to have been made in the mid-1990s, shortly before the Belfast Agreement peace accord. John Crawley, a US Marine-trained demolition expert turned IRA gun runner, makes the […]
Britain is neglecting deep problems with its economy because of its fixation with Brexit, former Bank of England governor Lord Mervyn King has told Sky News. Lord King said there would have to be a new election and new parliament to resolve the crisis – and said their Brexit strategy should be “just do it”. […]
A defiant Mr. Johnson said he would push for another vote on his agreement early next week. But that could present opponents with an opportunity to try to amend his plan. “I’m not daunted or dismayed by this particular result,” Mr. Johnson said. Still, it was a stinging setback for the prime minister — and […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves No. 10 Downing St. to go to the Houses of Parliament in London on Saturday. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption toggle caption Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves No. 10 Downing St. to go to the Houses of Parliament in London on Saturday. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP The British Parliament […]
