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The House of Commons’ iconic Speaker John Bercow has announced he will step down on October 31 or will quit sooner if an early election is held. Bercow’s statement, delivered on Monday, was met with cheers from Labour Party MPs and rebel Tories. Over the past several weeks, Bercow has …

As the Brexit deadline approaches, France seems unwilling to extend it further down the road, saying there will be a clear ‘NO’ if the UK attempts to delay it for another three months after October 31. The stern warning comes just days after the UK Parliament passed a bill that …

The British parliament’s upper chamber on Friday approved a bill which aims to block a no-deal Brexit at the end of October by forcing PM Boris Johnson to seek a delay to Britain’s EU departure. The House of Lords approved the bill without a formal vote at its final stage. …

As the UK Parliament scrambles in an attempt to make heads or tails of the apparently insurmountable Brexit crisis, public systems, such as the National Health Service and the security apparatuses, have been put on the backburner. British MPs from across the political spectrum have been given very little time …

The British parliament on Wednesday voted to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal, but he sought an election just weeks before Brexit to free its hands. After wresting control of the parliamentary agenda from Johnson six weeks into his premiership, lawmakers …

British lawmakers will on Tuesday try to stop Boris Johnson from pursuing what they cast as a calamitous no-deal Brexit, a challenge a senior government source said would prompt the prime minister to call for a snap election on Oct. 14. More than three years since the United Kingdom voted …

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of London to demonstrate against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament until two weeks before Brexit zero-hour. Chanting “shame on you, Boris Johnson,” anti-Brexit activists congregated outside 10 Downing Street. Shadow Home Secretary Dianne Abbott addressed the crowds outside Johnson’s …

The opposition Labour Party said on Thursday it would trigger an emergency debate in parliament next week to try to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the European Union without a withdrawal deal. More than three years after the country voted in a referendum to leave the …

The Queen has approved the order to suspend Parliament, a formal but necessary step of Boris Johnson’s plan. The Privy Council, a body of senior politicians who act as the Queen’s official advisers, requested Wednesday that the Queen “prorogues,” or suspends, Parliament. The Queen is currently on holiday in Scotland. …

US President Donald Trump says that the United States will have a major trade agreement with Brexit Britain. Trump made the remarks in a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday a few hours after the premier had asked the US president to lower trade barriers. In a …

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will fail in his promise to give back control to the UK over its policies post-Brexit. In fact, London will have fewer foreign policy alternatives to subservience to the United States. While the UK was negotiating with Brussels over its divorce from the European Union, Johnson …

Leaked documents show the potentially devastating effects a no-deal Brexit could have on Britain. Leaked documents show the potentially devastating effects a no-deal Brexit could have on British society, ranging from food and medicine shortages to protests at the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. The classified documents, obtained by …