Britain

Possible Brexit concessions in the works on Northern Ireland

October 9, 2019 By Al Neal

European governments are prepared to accept a unilateral revocation of the withdrawal treaty as long as both communities—unionists and Irish nationalists—agree to it.

U.K. and EU tempers flare as hopes of a Brexit deal disappear

October 8, 2019 By Al Neal

A sense of brevity is absent behind the iconic, six-paneled, Georgian style, front door of Number 10 Downing Street: The prime minister’s office.

Johnson’s “fair and reasonable” Brexit compromise falls on deaf ears

October 4, 2019 By Al Neal

“Deal or no deal, this Government’s agenda is clear: they want a Trump Deal Brexit,” said Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Johnson faces possible no-confidence vote in U.K.; Labour prepares alternative government

September 30, 2019 By Al Neal

There are whispers of a vote to sack the prime minister and installation of a minority government headed by the Labour Party's Jeremy Corbyn.

Boris Johnson faces outraged Parliament, accuses opposition parties of “betrayal”

September 26, 2019 By Al Neal

The prime minister branded opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn a peddler of “Communist rhetoric.”