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'Coup' Builds to Oust British Prime Minister

11 cabinet ministers are apparently wielding the hammer

(Newser) - Embattled Prime Minister Theresa May was scrambling Sunday to win over adversaries to her Brexit withdrawal plan as key Cabinet ministers denied media reports that they were plotting to oust her, the AP reports. May spent the afternoon ensconced in a crisis meeting at her country residence Chequers with fellow...

Tens of Thousands Hit Streets of London
London Swarmed
With Protesters
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Mar 23, 2019 11:09 AM CDT

London Swarmed With Protesters

They say it's time to give up on Brexit

(Newser) - Anti-Brexit protesters flooded into central London by the hundreds of thousands on Saturday, demanding that Britain's Conservative-led government hold a new referendum on whether Britain should leave the European Union, the AP reports. The "People's Vote March" snaked from Park Lane and other locations to converge on...

Britain's Last Chance Against Brexit Is ... Uri Geller?

Famous illusionist warns Theresa May he will stop England leaving EU 'telepathically'

(Newser) - As the Brexit imbroglio continues , Theresa May apparently has another issue on her hands: A guy known for bending spoons is planning on using his powers to keep the prime minister from pulling England out of the EU. That would be Israeli-British illusionist Uri Geller, who posted an open letter...

Brexit Will Not Happen Next Week After All

European Union agrees to postpone UK's exit, with conditions

(Newser) - After a big Brexit development Thursday, only one thing is clear: Brexit will not happen on March 29, as has long been scheduled. Beyond that, things get a little confusing. The European Union agreed to postpone the UK's exit from the union next Friday because UK lawmakers have not...

No Headline Can Capture Britain's Day From Hell

The prime minister suggests she might resign without a June 30 Brexit deal

(Newser) - Welcome to Britain's hell day. Facing a no-deal Brexit in only nine days, Prime Minister Theresa May called Wednesday for a delay as some lawmakers sought her resignation and others engaged in a feverish blame-fest, the Guardian reports. "Of this I am absolutely sure: you the public have...

Theresa May Makes Clear Brexit Request to Wary EU

Prime minister asks EU to delay March 29 deadline until June 30

(Newser) - Theresa May formally asked the European Union on Wednesday to postpone Britain's departure from the bloc—due in nine days—until June 30. But a frustrated EU has warned it could keep Britain waiting for an answer. In a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, May said the...

Curveball Throws UK Into 'Constitutional Crisis'

Speaker says Brexit deal can't go to 3rd vote without 'substantial' changes

(Newser) - The odds of Brexit happening as scheduled on March 29 became even slimmer Monday when Parliament's "referee" got involved. John Bercow, the nonpartisan speaker of the House of Commons, dashed Prime Minister Theresa May's hopes of submitting her European Union exit plan for a third vote this...

French Cat's Name Is a Zinger Directed at Britain

French official names it 'Brexit' because it's afraid to go outside

(Newser) - This might be the best Brexit story of the year, though Britain's Theresa May won't be laughing. France's minister for European affairs got in a memorable shot at the UK's seeming inability to figure out how, or if, to proceed on leaving the European Union. Nathalie...

UK Votes to Delay Brexit: What&#39;s Next?
UK Votes to Ask EU
to Delay Brexit
Mar 14, 2019 3:10 PM CDT

UK Votes to Ask EU to Delay Brexit

A look at what could be next

(Newser) - Brexit just got a bit further away—maybe. After weeks of political gridlock, Britain's Parliament voted Thursday to seek a delay of the country's departure from the European Union, a move that will likely avert a chaotic withdrawal on the scheduled exit date of March 29. With Brexit...

British Lawmakers Vote No on 'No-Deal' Brexit

Which lessens but does not eliminate the chance of a chaotic no-deal Brexit

(Newser) - Britain's Parliament has voted to reject having the country leave the European Union without a divorce agreement, a decision that lessens but does not remove the chance of a chaotic "no-deal" Brexit. The vote Wednesday night also increases the chances that Britain's exit from the bloc will...

UK Parliament Rejects Brexit Deal, Again

Theresa May dealt significant blow

(Newser) - Britain's Parliament has dealt a major blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, resoundingly rejecting her Brexit deal just 17 days before the UK is due to leave the bloc, the AP reports. Lawmakers voted by 391 to 242 against the deal, the second time they have defeated it. The...

2nd Brexit Referendum? It's Now a Possibility

Opposition Labour Party backs the idea, though the specifics remain vague

(Newser) - Will residents of the UK get a do-over on Brexit? The answer is still not crystal clear, but the possibility is more real than ever thanks to a concession made Monday by Britain's opposition Labour Party. Its leader said the party would back a second referendum related to leaving...

Collapse of British Airline Strands Hundreds

Airline Flybmi blames Brexit 'uncertainty'

(Newser) - Hundreds of passengers throughout Europe have been stranded by the abrupt collapse of a British regional airline. British Midland Regional Limited, which operates as Flybmi, said it is filing for administration—a British version of bankruptcy—because of higher fuel costs and uncertainty caused by Britain's upcoming departure from...

The UK May Decide to Evacuate the Queen

It all depends on how Brexit goes

(Newser) - In a few weeks, the Queen of England may well be at an undisclosed location—if, that is, her nation fails to reach a Brexit deal and the streets erupt in violence, the Guardian reports. Two Sunday papers say Britain has re-activated Cold War plans to evacuate Her Majesty should...

EU on Theresa May's Plea for Brexit Concessions: Er, No.

The deal is the deal, and EU negotiators are doubling down

(Newser) - Top European Union Brexit officials insisted Wednesday that the EU's divorce agreement with Britain cannot be renegotiated as Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to seek fresh concessions just weeks before her country is set to leave. "The EU institutions remain united, and we stand by the agreement that...

May Needs EU Reversal on Brexit. It's Not Budging

British PM to discuss tweaking backstop with EU leaders

(Newser) - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday sought to salvage a Brexit deal but headed toward a clash with the European Union by promising to overhaul the divorce deal she spent a year and a half negotiating with the bloc. Trying to break the Brexit deadlock, May urged lawmakers to...

Queen Sends Coded Brexit Message to Bickering MPs

It's the monarch's second Brexit intervention in 5 weeks

(Newser) - The queen's calming voice has been heard over the stormy seas of the Brexit process, calling on MPs to stop bickering. Without explicitly mentioning Brexit, at a speech to her local Women's Institute, the 92-year-old Elizabeth urged lawmakers to "seek common ground," reports Reuters . The date...

Brexit Plan B Unveiled; Groundhog Day Comparison Made

Theresa May's second plan is pretty similar to first plan

(Newser) - British Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled her Brexit Plan B on Monday—and it looks a lot like Plan A, the AP reports. May launched a mission to resuscitate her rejected European Union divorce deal, setting out plans to get it approved by Parliament after securing changes from the EU...

Theresa May Survives No-Confidence Vote

British PM will remain in power after crushing Brexit deal defeat

(Newser) - After British lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected Theresa May's Brexit deal , the British prime minister herself survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday, the AP reports. The vote was called after Parliament voted down the deal May forged with the EU by a margin of 432-202. But the House of Commons...

'Nightmare' for Theresa May After Brexit Deal Rejected

She faces crucial vote after historic defeat

(Newser) - In chess, to be "in zugzwang" is to be in a position where every possible move will worsen the situation—and some analysts see it as a fitting analogy for the position Theresa May and her government are in after Tuesday's historic Brexit defeat . After delaying a vote...

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