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UK lawmakers to vote on latest bid to try to prevent a no-deal Brexit

Kylie MacLellan, Reuters
Posted at Jul 18 05:40 PM

LONDON - British lawmakers will vote on Thursday on a measure aimed at making it harder for the next prime minister to try to force through a no-deal Brexit by suspending parliament. Read more »

UK's Boris Johnson pledges post-Brexit migration controls

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 07:31 AM

British leadership hopeful Boris Johnson pledged Thursday to introduce a new points-based system to control migration after Brexit, addressing a key issue from the EU referendum but not explicitly promising to cut numbers. Read more »

Boris Johnson wins first round of UK leadership vote

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 09:27 PM

Boris Johnson overwhelmingly won the first round of voting Thursday in the race to replace outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May, with the field of candidates narrowed to seven from 10. Read more »

After EU poll disaster, Britain's main parties gird for no-deal Brexit battle

Elizabeth Piper and Elisabeth O'Leary, Reuters
Posted at May 28 08:10 AM

After a punishing night when acrimonious divisions over Britain's departure from the European Union were plain to see, contenders for the leadership of the governing Conservatives said the results were a demand to deliver Brexit no matter what. Read more »

Stars align for Brexit champion Johnson to succeed PM May

Stephen Castle, The New York Times
Posted at May 26 07:33 AM

One of Britain’s most recognizable, and now most divisive politicians, Boris Johnson has a history of verbal gaffes, a poor record as a minister and many enemies in Parliament, not to mention among the voters who reject Brexit, which he helped persuade Britons to embrace in a 2016 referendum. Read more »

Brexit in dates: From Leave vote to draft deal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 07:22 AM

Here are the milestones on Britain's rocky road out of the European Union.   Read more »

British foreign secretary quits in protest at May's Brexit plan

Reuters
Posted at Jul 10 12:39 AM

LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May's strategy for leaving the European Union hung in the balance on Monday after two leading eurosceptic ministers resigned in protest at her plans to retain close EU ties after Brexit. Read more »

'They're not fooling anybody': Russian denials of British attack 'increasingly absurd' -Johnson

Robin Emmott, Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 06:01 PM

BRUSSELS - Britain's foreign minister stepped up London's criticism of Moscow on Monday over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian double agent in England, calling Russian denials of responsibility "increasingly absurd". Read more »

Britain warns Venezuela on 'brink of disaster' after vote

Agence France Presse
Posted at Aug 01 08:47 AM

LONDON - Britain's Foreign Minister Boris Johnson on Monday warned that Venezuela "stands on the brink of disaster" following a bloody vote which gave greater power to President Nicolas Maduro. Read more »

Britain's Johnson vows to send 2 carriers to the Pacific

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 28 04:47 AM

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Thursday that Britain plans to send two new aircraft carriers to the Asia-Pacific to ensure freedom of navigation.   Read more »

Ex-London mayor Johnson gives Japan Olympics advice

Elaine Lies, Reuters
Posted at Jul 21 04:58 PM

TOKYO - Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, London mayor when the city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics, advised Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike on Friday to shrug off criticism during the 2020 Games preparation period, saying everything will work out in the end. Read more »

British MPs call for Assad's wife to lose citizenship

Agence France Presse
Posted at Apr 17 08:47 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom - UK lawmakers are calling on the government to strip Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's wife of her British citizenship, for supporting her husband's regime during the country's ongoing war. Read more »