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EU, UK extend talks, push harder to avoid a no-deal Brexit

Saturday, 12 October 2019, 07:43 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The European Union said Friday that talks with the U.K. to find an amicable divorce deal were back on track, despite huge challenges and a looming end-of-month deadline for Britain to leave the...

UK says chances of Brexit deal slim; EU chides 'blame game'

Tuesday, 8 October 2019, 14:35 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Britain and the European Union traded bad-tempered barbs Tuesday as the chances of a Brexit deal appeared to fade, with just over three weeks until the U.K.'s scheduled departure from the...

More Brexit questions than answers as 31 October deadline nears

Saturday, 5 October 2019, 07:29 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Well over three years after Britain announced it would split from the European Union, everything regarding Brexit is still in limbo and early hopes of an amicable split have turned into the reality of...

Court papers say UK's Johnson would seek delay if no deal

Saturday, 5 October 2019, 07:27 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson would seek an extension to the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline if no withdrawal deal with the European Union is reached by mid-October, according to a document read aloud...

Boris Johnson’s conciliatory tone on Brexit falls flat on EU

Friday, 4 October 2019, 07:58 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought Thursday to build a coalition at home to back his new Brexit approach even as key European leaders declared that the measures he just proposed fall far...

EU watches Brexit saga in Britain with bewilderment

Thursday, 26 September 2019, 08:03 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Three years later, and it looks like the Brexit tables have turned. Boris Johnson and fellow Brexiteers expected to negotiate the European Union ragged for a deal that gave the U.K. as many...

An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament

Thursday, 26 September 2019, 07:59 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of "Resign!" and dared his foes to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain's highest court...

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