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Brexit

UK will leave EU by end of October, London says

Yesterday 10:15 A third delay to the Brexit deadline could be imminent, despite last week’s deal

BREXIT

UK PM Johnson says 'great new deal' reached with EU on Brexit

17-10-2019 08:22 All eyes in London will now turn to whether Johnson, who has vowed to take Britain out of the EU by the end of the month, has enough support to push through the agreement in the House of Commons.

Brexit

EU inches closer to Brexit deal, night before key summit

16-10-2019 17:12 French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who have worked together on Brexit negotiations, suggest a deal might be announced during the EU summit set to begin Thursday.

AS I SEE IT

Politics is getting nastier almost everywhere

28-09-2019 04:19 Decorum is an increasingly rare political phenomenon.

by James Neilson

BREXIT AND BORIS JOHNSON

UK PM Johnson ignores pleas to tone down charged rhetoric

28-09-2019 03:07 Another disastrous week for the British leader in Parliament ends with a referral to police, as he brushes off requests from MPs and his sister that he alter his language amid threats against lawmakers.

BREXITSHAMBLES

Blow for PM as UK's top court rules Parliament suspension was illegal

24-09-2019 10:07 Supreme Court rules Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks in the crucial countdown to the country's Brexit deadline was illegal.

ANARCHY IN THE UK

Johnson denies lying to Queen, wins Brexit court case

12-09-2019 17:50 The British PM won a case rejecting claims his government's Brexit strategy should be ruled illegal.

ANARCHY IN THE UK

Major defeat for British PM as lawmakers seize Brexit agenda

03-09-2019 19:42 In a 328 to 301 vote, MPs voted to take control of Parliament's business in a bid to prevent a no-deal Brexit in October.

BREXIT

UK PM Johnson weakened by Tory party defections over Brexit

03-09-2019 15:35 MPs returned from their summer recess to confront PM over his insistence that the United Kingdom leave the European Union on October 31, even without a withdrawal agreement to cushion the economic blow.

BREXIT

UK election threat looms as Johnson fights Tory Brexit rebels

02-09-2019 12:32 Allies of Prime Minister Boris Johnson are considering a snap poll as he battles his opponents in Parliament who are trying to stop him taking the UK out of the EU without a deal on October 31.

ANARCHY IN THE UK?

Boris Johnson plays a brutal game of Brexit Truth or Dare

31-08-2019 01:15 Anti-democratic? Demagogic? British prime minister’s decision to suspend Parliament marks a sharp escalation of hostilities over Brexit.

ANARCHY IN THE UK?

Opposition grows to Johnson's Parliament suspension

29-08-2019 11:58 A petition to the government demanding Parliament not be suspend has garnered over a million signatures, ensuring the petition will be considered for debate.

BREXIT

UK PM Johnson triggers outrage with move to suspend Parliament

28-08-2019 09:01 Angry opponents brand move by Brexit-favouring PM Boris Johnson as a "coup," a "declaration of war," and an "offence against democracy."

BRITAIN

New British PM Boris Johnson faces Brexit conundrum

27-07-2019 11:07 Conservative leader named Brexit hardliners to top posts in brutal Cabinet overhaul and vows to get a new divorce deal with the European Union – or leave without one by October 31.

AS I SEE IT

BoJo makes it to the top

27-07-2019 09:41 For the “golden age” Boris sees ahead to come closer, he will have to finish a maddeningly difficult job – one his predecessor Theresa May was unable to complete.

by James Neilson

PM JOHNSON

Five things you may not know about Boris Johnson, the UK's next PM

23-07-2019 14:19 The UK is certainly about to have a one-of-a-kind leader

Brexit

Boris Johnson wins race to become UK's next PM

23-07-2019 11:55 The former London mayor and Brexit hard-liner to take office amid domestic and international turmoil

BREXIT BRITAIN

Conservative rivals battle as UK PM May exits, defeated by Brexit

07-06-2019 09:52 Theresa May formally steps down as Conservative Party leader today, defeated by the Brexit conundrum. No public event is planned to mark the occasion as her time at the helm ends, not with a bang but a whimper.

TRUMP IN LONDON

Trump promises 'phenomenal' trade deal with Britain during state visit

04-06-2019 15:42 As a big balloon of a nappy-wearing baby Trump floated over a rally that blocked central London traffic, the US leader heaped praise on outgoing PM Theresa May – and scorn on opposition Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

BRITISH POLITICS

UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces she will resign on June 7

24-05-2019 08:55 Decision ends a dramatic three-year tenure of near-constant crisis over Brexit and increases likelihood of Britain crashing out of the EU later this year.

UK FOREIGN SECRETARY

Johnson hails ‘new, exciting’ phase in Anglo-Argentine relations

22-05-2018 12:22 Boris Johnson visited Argentina to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers summit. His visit was the first by a British Foreign Secretary in over 20 years.

UK FOREIGN SECRETARY

Historic gesture: Boris Johnson pays homage to Malvinas war fallen in Buenos Aires

21-05-2018 11:46 The UK's top diplomat Boris Johnson is visiting Buenos Aires for the G20 Foreign Ministers summit.

UK FOREIGN SECRETARY

Johnson considering homage to fallen Malvinas soldiers during BA visit: reports

15-05-2018 15:33 Johnson will visit Buenos Aires for the G20 Foreign Affairs Ministers Summit to be held May 20 to 21 at Argentina’s Foreign Ministry.