UK court rejects Brexit delay case, saying PM Johnson pledged to abide by law
Last month British lawmakers passed legislation, known as the "Benn Act", which requires British PM Boris Johnson to send a letter to the EU asking for a delay if no divorce agreement has been struck by October 19, to stop what opponents say would be calamitous no-deal Brexit.
Oct 07, 2019, 20:45 PM ISTExplainer: Why the UK's Brexit proposal falls short for the European Union
Britain`s latest proposal for an agreement on the terms of its divorce from the European Union has been widely rebuffed in Brussels because it does not meet the objectives of the so-called Irish border backstop.
Oct 04, 2019, 17:28 PM ISTUK PM Johnson, urging compromise, makes final offer to break Brexit deadlock
In his closing speech at the Conservative Party`s annual conference, UK PM Boris Johnson stuck to his hard line on Brexit, giving the party faithful some of the first, albeit vague, details of what he described as his "constructive and reasonable proposals".
Oct 02, 2019, 18:34 PM IST'Parliament is dead,' says British PM Johnson's lawyer as Brexit chaos deepens
Britain faces an October 31 departure deadline, but after three years of political crisis it remains unclear when, if or on what terms the it will leave the bloc it joined in 1973.
Sep 25, 2019, 23:01 PM ISTResign for misleading Britain, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn tells UK PM Johnson
A Supreme Court ruling that UK PM Boris Johnson`s move to suspend parliament was unlawful has set up a standoff on Wednesday, when lawmakers will return to Westminster and try to force the prime minister to reveal his plans and rule out a no-deal Brexit. Corbyn said Johnson`s government would be held to account.
Sep 24, 2019, 23:33 PM ISTSuspending UK Parliament was unlawful, rules Supreme Court
On August 28, Johnson had ordered the suspension for five weeks, saying it was to allow a Queen's Speech to outline his new Brexit policies.
Sep 24, 2019, 16:29 PM IST'Very likely indeed' Iran was behind Saudi attacks: British PM Boris Johnson
The United States and Saudi Arabia have blamed Iran for the September 14 strikes on two Saudi Aramco oil plants that initially halved the country`s crude output. Yemen`s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has claimed responsibility.
Sep 23, 2019, 22:35 PM ISTPakistan's UN Envoy Maleeha Lodhi calls UK PM Boris Johnson 'Foreign Minister'
Maleeha Lodhi put out a picture of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Twitter and wrote in the caption: "Prime Minister Imran Khan met British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson this morning."
Sep 23, 2019, 20:41 PM ISTBritish PM Boris Johnson could recall parliament if suspension ruled unlawful
Johnson announced on Aug. 28 that he had asked Queen Elizabeth to prorogue, or suspend, parliament for five weeks from last week until Oct. 14. He said the shutdown was necessary to allow him to introduce a new legislative agenda.
Sep 17, 2019, 23:25 PM ISTWe will not extend Brexit transition period: UK PM Johnson's spokesman
A deal was agreed with the EU but later voted down by the British parliament.
Sep 16, 2019, 18:16 PM ISTBritish PM Boris Johnson likens himself to Incredible Hulk, vows October 31 Brexit
British PM Boris Johnson has said he wants to negotiate a new deal that does not involve a `backstop`, which would potentially tie Britain against its will to EU rules after it leaves in order to avoid checks on the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Sep 15, 2019, 11:02 AM ISTBlow for UK PM Johnson as Scottish court rules suspension of Parliament is unlawful
The three Scottish judges concluded that the principal reason to prorogue parliament was to prevent it holding the executive to account over Brexit and to allow Johnson to pursue a no-deal Brexit policy.
Sep 11, 2019, 17:15 PM ISTYou can tie my hands, but I will not delay Brexit, says British PM Boris Johnson tells Parliament
With the future of Brexit mired in uncertainty, parliament was suspended until Oct. 14, sparking tense scenes in the House of Commons where opposition lawmakers held signs reading "silenced" and yelled "shame on you" at Johnson`s ruling Conservatives.
Sep 10, 2019, 08:42 AM ISTI want a Brexit deal but parliament doesn't daunt me, says British PM Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he wanted a Brexit deal on Oct. 18 and that he was undaunted by attempts by parliament to block a no-deal exit.
Sep 09, 2019, 14:59 PM ISTSticking to Brexit plan, UK's PM Boris Johnson will not seek a delay
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lost his Conservative government`s majority in parliament, expelled 21 rebels from the party and failed to force through a new election.
Sep 08, 2019, 22:44 PM ISTBritish PM Boris Johnson's brother quits on eve of Brexit election campaign
As the United Kingdom spins towards an election, Brexit remains up in the air more than three years after Britons voted to leave the bloc in a 2016 referendum. Options range from a turbulent `no-deal` exit to abandoning the whole endeavour.
Sep 05, 2019, 23:28 PM ISTBoris Johnson loses parliamentary majority as MP defects
Boris Johnson, who succeeded Theresa May as Prime Minister in July this year, had a working majority of just one in the 650-member House of Commons, but even lost that as part MP Philip Lee defected to the Liberal Democrats.
Sep 03, 2019, 23:41 PM ISTElection speculation mounts in Britain on eve of 'last chance' Brexit battle
PM Boris Johnson's promise to take the country out of the European Union on October 31 with or without a divorce deal has propelled the United Kingdom towards a constitutional crisis and a battle with the 27 other members of the bloc.
Sep 02, 2019, 19:40 PM ISTUK's Johnson threatens to purge rebel Brexit lawmakers from party
The battle for Brexit will enter the endgame this week when opposition lawmakers from all parties seek to either change the law, or the government, in their drive to block what they say would be an economically damaging no-deal Brexit.
Sep 02, 2019, 14:33 PM ISTBritish PM Boris Johnson to restrict parliament time before Brexit
In his boldest move yet to take the country out of the European Union with or without a divorce deal, Boris Johnson said he would set October 14 for the Queen's Speech - the formal state opening of a new session of parliament where he will set out his government`s legislative agenda.
Aug 28, 2019, 17:18 PM IST