Brexit

As Britain softens its Brexit aims, E.U. leaders say their doors are still open

BRUSSELS — European leaders have a message for Britons reeling from a shock election result: All is forgiven if London wants to abandon its divorce from the European Union.<p>The sentiment, voiced by France’s president, Germany’s finance minister and a host of Brussels diplomats, comes after British …

Nationalist government seek talks on "least bad Brexit" for Scotland

Scotland's devolved nationalist government said on Thursday it wanted to meet all parties to work out "the least bad Brexit for Scotland," arguing that the change in the political landscape made such talks necessary.<p>Scots voted to stay in the European Union in last year's referendum, but their …

Europeans Like the E.U. More Since Brexit. Even the British

Euroskepticism in Europe in on the wane almost a year after Britain voted to leave the E.U., according to a new poll.<p>The Pew Research Center survey …

Pain or Promise: Where Brexit Matters Most

By Andre TartarAndre Tartar, Samuel Dodge and Jeremy Scott DiamondJeremy Scott Diamond<p>Set back by a disastrous election and the loss of her …

The Guardian view on Lib Dem leadership: scrutinise Brexit

Tim Farron’s personal contortions over religious belief let the Liberal Democrats down. But his – and his party’s – scepticism on Brexit may well be vindicated in the end<p>The Liberal Democrats are running out of opportunities to miss. Coalition government presented chances to change British politics …

EU's Timmermans says EU's door remains open to Britain

The European Union's door remains open to Britain although the country is likely to continue in its divorce proceedings after voting to leave the bloc a year ago, European Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans said on Thursday.<p>When asked at a conference in Prague whether the Commission …

Talks on propping up UK PM May's Conservatives are 'very positive': source

LONDON (Reuters) - Talks between Britain's Conservative Party and Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party to prop up Prime Minister Theresa May's government are very positive and the two parties share broad agreement on Brexit, a senior source said on Thursday.<p>The senior Conservative source …

Small businesses’ confidence in Theresa May collapses

Britain’s small businesses are increasingly disillusioned with the Government, fearing that Theresa May’s administration has lost sight of their interests.<p>The appearance of incompetence or indifference is feeding into companies’ perception of the Government’s performance elsewhere, too - a growing …

Grumpy Tory MP says Theresa May is 'determined to p*** off the Queen' after she delays monarch's speech

Red-faced Theresa May has confirmed the Queen’s Speech will be delayed for two days as her shambolic new Government struggles to survive.<p>Even Tory …

Jeremy Corbyn's popularity hits an all-time high while the public turns on Theresa May

LONDON — Jeremy Corbyn is now much more popular with the British people than Theresa May, according to new YouGov research.<p>In what is simply a remarkable turnaround for Corbyn, the Labour leader has a net approval rating of 0%, with 46% of people viewing his leadership favourably and the same …

Foley Sees Pound Vulnerable Despite Soft Brexit Boost

Jane Foley, senior FX strategist at Rabobank, talks about the impact of Brexit and the U.K. economy on the British pound. She speaks with Bloomberg's …

Why Young People Did Not Support Brexit

It says something about young people across the world.<p>Britain is fiercely divided internally over the issue of exiting the European Union. But the biggest split within Britain over “Brexit” is between younger and older voters. In the Brexit referendum last year, three quarters of young Britons …

Brandreth on election fallout for May, Corbyn, Sturgeon and Farron

Our medicines are so alternative, there is no alternative, says Gyles Brandreth, buffing up his bedside manner in the BBC This Week 'surgery'.<p>The commentator and former MP gives his post-election diagnosis.

Tim Farron is so wrong – Christianity and progressive politics do go together

He resigned as Lib Dem leader because he felt his faith was incompatible with his job. But the teachings of Jesus are revolutionary, not conservative<p>It’s refreshing, at least. Political careers usually end with electoral rejection, or with the fear of electoral rejection, or with scandal or …

British politics staggers from crisis to crisis

Chaos-on-ThamesBritish politics staggers from crisis to crisis<p>An election designed to build “strong and stable government” has not gone entirely to …

Brexit exacts a heavy toll on UK business schools

France and Spain sense an opportunity as top professors seek employment elsewhere

Roaming charges for EU cellphone users reach the end of the line

New EU rules mean that mobile phone users no longer need to pay extra charges when they leave their countries for other member states. But critics …

Death of Brexit at the Hands of Theresa May

Europe used to have a fearful respect of the Tories. But those days have long since passed. Now, the weakened party may have accidentally killed off …

EU won't negotiate with Trump over Paris Agreement

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has rejected Trump's idea of renegotiating the climate deal<p>Donald Trump's decision to leave the …

UK Parliament opening date set, suggesting Tory deal reached

LONDON (AP) — The leader of Britain's House of Commons says the state opening of Parliament will take place on June 21.<p>The announcement by Andrea Leadsom suggests that Prime Minister Theresa May and the Northern Ireland-based Democratic Unionist Party have struck an agreement or are close to …

EU ready to scrap tariffs on Japanese car parts in trade deal: Nikkei

TOKYO (Reuters) - The European Union is ready to propose immediately scrapping import tariffs on most Japanese car parts in trade negotiations now …

Vince Cable considering run at Lib Dem leadership

Top Liberal Democrat Sir Vince Cable has said he is considering his options ahead of a leadership contest in his party.<p>Sir Vince told <i>The Independent</i> …

Why just speaking English isn’t going to cut it anymore

Britain is facing an uncertain future and an uneasy relationship with Europe after Brexit and the latest general election. Among other things, a key …

Theresa May thought she didn't need business. She should think again

Ignore the resilience of FTSE100 index, the election result is deeply ominous<p>Take no notice of the resilience of the FTSE100 index, which, having reached record pre-election highs, shed barely 100 points at its opening last Friday and recovered most of them by Monday. Dominated by multinational …

EU Citizens Want a Brexit-Style Vote—to Say 'Yes' to Staying - Bloomberg

Many European Union citizens would like to follow Britain in having a chance to vote on membership of the bloc, although fewer than one in five …

British Conservatives putting Irish peace at risk: Sturgeon

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon accused the ruling Conservatives on Thursday of jeopardizing the Irish peace process by seeking support to govern from a Northern Irish party.<p>Sturgeon, whose Scottish National Party lost seats to the Scottish Conservatives in an …

Theresa May announces full public inquiry into Grenfell Tower fire

Prime Minister Theresa May announces a full public inquiry into Grenfell Tower fire after visiting the scene of the blaze earlier today.

Liberal UK politician resigns because it’s ‘impossible’ to be a Christian and a progressive leader

One British politician has come to the conclusion that progressivism and Christian theology just don’t mix, and it’s led him to resign from his post as leader of the United Kingdom’s Liberal Democrats.<p>In fact, Tim Farron, head of the Liberal Democrats, said it is “impossible” to be simultaneously …

Britain will stop giving politicians early access to financial data amid fears it is being leaked to the market ahead of release

LONDON — Britain's data authority, the Office for National Statistics, will stop providing politicians and officials early access to its data releases after fears arose that sensitive information is being leaked to the market ahead of its official publication, allowing traders to profit from inside …

A year after Brexit vote, more people view EU favorably

FRANKFURT, Germany — A wide-ranging survey shows that public approval of the European Union has rebounded strongly compared with a year ago but that …