Brexit

European Union leaders approve Brexit divorce pact with UK

The leaders of the remaining 27 countries of the European Union (EU) signed off on the controversial Brexit withdrawal agreement.

Nov 25, 2018, 17:32 PM IST

British PM faces parliamentary 'war of attrition' to deliver Brexit

Attention is focused on the `meaningful vote`, expected in mid-December, when the 650-seat lower House of Commons decides whether to accept or reject the agreement outright.

Nov 23, 2018, 18:45 PM IST

Theresa May says will return to Brussels on Saturday in bid to seal Brexit deal

May met European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker for about an hour and a half to try to win commitments aimed at helping her appease rebels at home opposed to her draft Brexit treaty.

Nov 22, 2018, 06:13 AM IST

Britain's Theresa May seeks to cut deal on future EU ties in Brussels

British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives in Brussels on Wednesday to attempt to agree a blueprint of Britain`s post-Brexit ties with the European Union, which the bloc`s diplomats said was being held up by disagreements over Gibraltar, fisheries and trade.

Nov 21, 2018, 07:02 AM IST

Getting rid of me risks delaying Brexit, says British PM Theresa May

More than two years after the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU, it is still unclear how, on what terms or even if it will leave as planned on March 29, 2019.

Nov 18, 2018, 22:11 PM IST

Brexit crisis: UK PM Theresa May soldiers on, appoints new ministers

In a clear attempt to surround herself with more allies, May also brought back into the Cabinet Amber Rudd.

Nov 16, 2018, 23:33 PM IST

My way or highway on Brexit, says UK PM Theresa May after ministers quit

In a major blow, four more ministers including May's Brexit secretary quit on Thursday.

Nov 15, 2018, 17:30 PM IST

Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab resigns thrusting Theresa May's government into turmoil

"I regret to say that, following the Cabinet meeting yesterday on the Brexit deal, I must resign," Raab said. 

Nov 15, 2018, 15:26 PM IST

English FA to cut foreign players in Premier League

The proposal, to be put to the clubs this week, would mean significant changes to a number of sides. Thirteen clubs have more than 12 overseas players in their first team squads this season.

Nov 13, 2018, 15:23 PM IST

Don't sell out the United Kingdom: Northern Irish kingmakers warn British PM Theresa May

The Northern Irish party which props up Prime Minister Theresa May`s government warned her on Friday that her negotiation had raised alarm bells and that it could not support a Brexit deal that divided up the United Kingdom.

Nov 09, 2018, 13:42 PM IST

No deal yet after flurry of Brexit diplomacy in Brussels: Officials

Britain`s Brexit minister Dominic Raab met EU negotiator Michel Barnier and the ambassadors of the 27 other member states were separately summoned to a meeting.

Oct 14, 2018, 23:47 PM IST

British PM Theresa May challenges EU as Brexit talks hit 'impasse', sterling tumbles

At a summit in Austria on Thursday, EU leaders rejected May`s "Chequers" plan, saying she needed to give ground on trade and customs arrangements for the UK border with Ireland.

Sep 21, 2018, 21:52 PM IST

First David Davis, now Foreign Secretary Boris resigns in protest of May's Brexit plan

The two departures raise the stakes for Theresa May, who believed that she had secured a hard-won agreement with her deeply divided cabinet of ministers.

Jul 09, 2018, 20:48 PM IST

Status update? Election Commission to rethink working with Facebook, says Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat

The CEC said the Constitutional body is taking the possible data breaches and their misuse very seriously.

Mar 23, 2018, 10:19 AM IST

Unilever picks Rotterdam for HQ as Britain loses the battle before Brexit?

Unilever was forced to act to improve its operations and profitability after it fought off one of the biggest takeovers ever proposed in early 2017.

Mar 15, 2018, 19:17 PM IST

Bank of England rate hike warning spooks markets

The Bank of England (BoE) on Thursday froze interest rates at 0.5 percent, but warned borrowing costs could rise more quickly than expected to bring down inflation, sparking fresh turmoil in the markets.

Feb 09, 2018, 00:31 AM IST

Eurozone economy growth hits highest in decade

Economic growth in the Eurozone hit 2.5%, far ahead of the 1.8% reached a year earlier.

Jan 30, 2018, 16:24 PM IST

EU accuses Russia of 'orchestrated' disinformation campaign

The European Union on Wednesday accused Russia of pumping out thousands of pieces of disinformation in an "orchestrated strategy" aimed at destabilising the bloc.

Jan 17, 2018, 23:14 PM IST

UK should rejoin European Commission after Brexit: EU chief

The President of the European Commission on Wednesday said he would like Britain to re-join the EU after Brexit.

Jan 17, 2018, 18:27 PM IST

UK passports to change from burgundy to blue after Brexit

The country will phase out the current burgundy colour travel document -- used across the EU -- following Brexit, when it will no longer be required to conform to the bloc's rules.

Dec 22, 2017, 17:32 PM IST