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Further doubt has been cast on the impartiality of the Lord Chief Justice, Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd, who ruled on Thursday that it would be up to predominantly Remain-voting MPs to decide whether or not the United Kingdom actually begins

Analysis of the demographic makeup of constituencies suggests that anti-Brexit parties could win 150 fewer seats than pro-Leave parties in a general election.

Contents: Britain’s Brexit plans in disarray after court requires parliamentary approval; Italy’s Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the world’s oldest bank, appears close to collapse

Nigel Farage has warned Britain is heading for a “half Brexit” after courts blocked the government triggering Article 50, promising to resume “full-time campaigning” if the process of leaving the European Union (EU) is not begun by spring.

This morning Britain’s High Court ruled that the government must consult the British Parliament before invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, beginning Britain’s exit from the European Union. The ruling is wrapped in irony. The irony of a High

The Brexit-supporting head of JD Wetherspoon, the UK largest pub chain, has hit out at European Union (EU) officials for “bullying” British business and banning trade deal talks after the Brexit vote.

Prime Minister Theresa May will learn on Thursday whether she must seek parliamentary approval before triggering the formal process of leaving the European Union, a step some investors hope will lessen the chances of an economically disruptive “hard Brexit”.

Once Britain triggers its formal divorce from the European Union by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, there is no going back on the decision, the British government’s top lawyer told the High Court on Monday.

Contents: EU president Donald Tusk tells Britain: ‘Hard Brexit or No Brexit’; Scotland considers new referendum to leave Britain and rejoin the EU

(REUTERS) – Britain’s government will reject any attempt to ignore the result of its referendum vote to leave the European Union or to unduly delay the process of exiting the bloc, Brexit minister David Davis told parliament on Monday.

The former Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders are leading a cross-party push to give parliament a final say on the ‘Breixt deal’, specifically keeping the UK in the Single Market and subject to unlimited mass migration.

PARIS (AFP) – The EU must be “unyielding” in the face of Britain’s demands on the terms for its divorce from the bloc, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Friday.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed she will formally begin the process of leaving the EU by the end of March 2017.

One of Prime Minister Theresa May’s closest allies in the cabinet has promised the UK will leave the European Union (EU) and single market, taking back full control of its borders.

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government’s legal reasons for stating that Prime Minister Theresa May has the power to begin divorce proceedings from the European Union without parliament’s authority were made public for the first time on Wednesday.

(Reuters) – A group opposed to Britain’s exit from the European Union has accused the government of refusing to allow it to make public the official justification for triggering Article 50 to start the Brexit process without a parliamentary vote.

(AFP) – Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Thursday that Britain plans to trigger Article 50, the formal process for leaving the European Union, early next year. “We are talking to our European friends and partners in the expectation that by

Britain will invoke Article 50, triggering the process to leave the European Union, in January or February EU Officials have claimed, following confidential talks with the Prime Minister Theresa May. Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, told a

The UKIP conference this year is about much more than simply announcing a new leader and getting together; it’s existential, about deciding what an anti-EU party is to do after victoriously pulling the UK out of the EU.

One of Britain’s most eminent and successful inventors and entrepreneurs has said the UK should leave the European Union (EU) quickly and negotiate trade deals later.

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government will not say much about how Brexit will unfold before it triggers Article 50, the formal step that will kick off negotiations on the terms of Britain’s exit from the EU, Brexit minister David Davis said on Monday.

Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, is being hauled before the courts for issuing a “Presidential Order” banning Commissioners from holding Brexit talks with British representatives – after it emerged that no such powers exist.

LONDON, United Kingdom – Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Houses of Parliament on Monday to demand that Prime Minister Theresa May heed the will of the British public and begin the process to get the UK out of the

British Prime Minister Theresa May will not hold a parliamentary vote on Brexit before formally triggering Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, The Daily Telegraph reported on Saturday, without specifying sources.

A leadership candidate for Britain’s opposition Labour party, Owen Smith, said on Wednesday he would try to get parliament to block talks on leaving the European Union unless the government promises a second referendum or election.

Officials from the Treasury and the Department for Exiting the European Union have made contact with the City to discuss the best way to sever ties with the political bloc before the Government triggers Article 50.

The announcement of Sir Julian King’s new role as Europe’s new “Commissioner for the Security Union” has been celebrated by some as a sign of the European Commission getting serious about Brexit. They point out how King could have been given a derisory role which some Brussels insiders had previously joked about. This however ignores the reality of King’s new role.

A cross-party coalition of unelected members of the House of Lords is plotting to block, delay or “revisit” the referendum result.

LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) – Britain should leave the European Union quickly and not be drawn into a discussion about watering down the voters’ clearly expressed wish for limits on immigration, senior Conservative lawmaker John Redwood said. Redwood, an intellectual

Britain should be made to suffer as it leaves the European Union in order to stop other countries following it, the man who drafted Article 50 has said. Giuliano Amato, a former Italian Prime Minister, said that Brussels should offer

Bookmakers are cutting the odds on Brexit never happening as the government continues to debate when exactly to trigger Article 50. Despite Prime Minister Theresa May insisting “Brexit means Brexit”, and pressure from European leaders to begin formal divorce proceeding

The Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon has claimed that she has a veto on when Britain leaves the European Union. The claim will fuel a growing clash between Prime Minister Theresa May and her cabinet over the timetable for Britain’s

EDINBURGH (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that the government would not trigger Article 50, the formal trigger of divorce talks with the European Union, until a “UK approach” had been agreed.

Pro-Brexit activists have disrupted Theresa May’s first speech as Prime Minister, demanding she does not “delay” and invokes Article 50 now. A left-wing counter-demonstration was held, leading to the detainment of a so-called ‘anti-Fascist’ while allegedly attacking the pro-Brexit crowd

David Davis MP, Britain’s new Minister for Exiting the European Union, has said that Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty must be invoked by the end of the year, triggering Britain’s departure from the Union. The new Prime Minister Theresa

Yesterday, as she attempted to give her very first speech as Prime Minister, Theresa May was forced to battle against the message, blaring over a loudspeaker in the background, which will define her premiership.