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LONDON (AFP) – British MPs are expected Wednesday to approve the first stage of a bill empowering Prime Minister Theresa May to start pulling Britain out of the European Union. The House of Commons will hold its first vote on

Article 50 will be invoked on March 9 at a summit of European leaders – but only if the Bill to invoke it can be steered through both Houses of Parliament without incident.

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are starting debate on a bill authorizing the start of European Union exit talks, as the government races to meet a self-imposed March 31 deadline to begin the process.

A Commons proposal spearheaded by Labour rebels including Heidi Alexander aims to derail the Brexit process by throwing out the Government’s Article 50 bill, as introduced to the house this week. Although the motion only has 18 known backers presently,

The Labour Party is set to be rocked by a serious rebellion, following two frontbench resignations in protest against leader Jeremy Corbyn imposing a three-line whip to make MPs vote for an Article 50 bill.

The government has published its Bill to trigger Article 50 and leave the European Union (EU), in line with a ruling by the Supreme Court this week.

High-profile complainant Gina Miller has cited her race and gender as a primary reason for the abuse she has received for attempts to frustrate the Brexit process.

A clear majority of Brits back leaving the European Union (EU), whether or not a trade deal with the bloc can be reached in two years, and there is little public support for a second referendum, a poll has revealed.

The Supreme Court’s ruling that Parliament must be consulted on triggering Article 50 has prompted an avalanche of comment as the main political players vie to steer the process to their advantage. In the Commons, the minister for exiting the

The government must consult Parliament in order to invoke Article 50 and take Britain out of the European Union, the Supreme Court has ruled.

A group of cross-party MPs is plotting to make Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) as ‘soft’ as possible and keep the UK in the single market. Labour, Liberal Democrat, Conservative and Green party MPs have written to Theresa

The European Union’s (EU) trade boss has signalled the UK could go the back of a “queue” of 18 nations as it tries to negotiate a trade deal with the bloc after Brexit.

British barrister Jolyon Maugham QC is set to launch a fresh Brexit court case in coming days, which will initially be heard in the Republic of Ireland. Maugham is seeking “a referral to the Court of Justice of the EU of

LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday she will announce details of Britain’s European Union exit plans in the next few weeks, and denied a former diplomat’s claim that the government is “muddled” about Brexit. In her first interview

Sir Ivan Rogers, the Permanent Representative to the European Union (EU) regarded widely as being responsible for David Cameron’s “thin gruel” pre-referendum EU renegotiation, has resigned early from his post.

A Hard Brexit is “mission impossible” and the UK could be forced to remain within the European Union’s (EU) single market, subject to unlimited mass migration, the head of Germany’s motor industry association has said.

The shadows of Russia and Brexit loom over a “minefield” summit of European Union leaders in Brussels on Thursday at the end of a tumultuous year for the crisis-hit bloc.

Pro-EU lawyers are preparing to launch the latest legal assault on Brexit in an attempt to get judges to rule on whether Article 50 can be cancelled.

The government’s barrister has asserted the right of the government to trigger Brexit as the four days of hearings for the Supreme Court case came to a close. As protests continued outside the court house on Parliament Square, First Treasury Counsel

Britain’s parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of Theresa May’s timetable for Brexit last night, but 89 members voted against Britain’s future outside of the EU, and dozens more abstained.

AFP — LONDON: In a symbolic victory, British Prime Minister Theresa May today won a vote in Parliament backing her timetable for negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU). MPs voted in the House of Commons 461 to 89

The House of Commons is set for a showdown this evening, as the government has forced a vote indicating that Parliament supports the invoking of Article 50 by the end of March.

LONDON (Reuters) – The government has accepted the opposition Labour Party’s call for it to set out its plan for leaving the European Union before formal talks begin, but has asked parliament to respect its Brexit timetable.

Brexit supporters have rallied outside the Supreme Court to show their opposition to the judicial activism which could slow, water down or even stop the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU).

(AFP) – Britain’s Supreme Court will Monday begin hearing the government’s appeal against a ruling it must obtain parliamentary approval before triggering Brexit, in a constitutional showdown that has further inflamed political tensions.

LONDON (AP) — The British government denied Tuesday that its strategy for exiting the European Union had been leaked through a set of handwritten notes suggesting the U.K.’s aim is to “have cake and eat it.”

LONDON (AFP) – The British government could face a legal challenge over whether leaving the European Union automatically would trigger a departure from the single market, the BBC reported Monday.

Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, is hatching a secretive plan to keep British business locked in the European Union’s (EU) single market for up to another five years.

“I respect the referendum, but…” is the new mantra for Remoaner MPs – and is always followed by an explanation of why the referendum ought to be ignored. It is a delicious contradiction in terms, illuminating the public on the

Britain’s departure from the European Union (EU) could end up being fought over in the highest European court, Europe’s most senior judge has warned.

An organisation working to thwart Brexit, set up by close allies of Tony Blair, has received tens of thousands of pounds from billionaire Richard Branson and the backing of singer Bob Geldof and senior Lib Dem and Labour MPs.

(REUTERS) – Britain has no overall plan for Brexit and the strategy for leaving the European Union might not be agreed for six months due to divisions in Prime Minister Theresa May’s government, according to a leaked memo seen by the BBC and The Times.

LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrat Party said on Friday his lawmakers would vote against triggering the formal process of leaving the European Union unless the government promises to hold a second referendum.

The Scottish government is seeking to intervene in the Brexit appeal at the Supreme Court, requesting an order from the court forcing the British government to get the approval of the regional governments before triggering Article 50, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

The British government said Monday it would appeal this week against a High Court ruling that the prime minister cannot start the process of leaving the EU without parliament’s approval.

Nigel Farage is set to lead a 100,000 strong march to the Supreme Court in a public show of support for Brexit, as judges rule on whether Parliament should have a say on invoking Brexit.