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December 7, 2019

UK Brexit envoy in DC quits, slams government for ‘half truths’ days before election

The woman in charge of promoting the divorce between the United Kingdom and the European Union in Washington has reportedly quit from her post because she no longer wants to “peddle half-truths on behalf of a government I do not trust.”

December 3, 2019

Trump boosts Boris Johnson as he shoots down Corbyn's NHS claim

President Trump on Tuesday gave British Prime Minister Boris Johnson a boost in his party's fight for re-election, as he shot down a central claim by the left-wing Labour Party that the country’s National Health Service (NHS) would be “sold off” to American companies as part of a post-Brexit trade deal.

November 26, 2019

Britain's Jeremy Corbyn declines to apologize amid accusations of anti-Semitism in Labour Party

Britain's Labour Party chief Jeremy Corbyn declined to apologize amid allegations of anti-Semitism at him and his party during a Tuesday interview with the BBC.

November 25, 2019

UK chief rabbi slams Labour Party over anti-Semitism claims: 'The very soul of our nation is at stake'

Britain’s most senior Jewish religious leader stepped into the election campaign Monday, warning that the “the very soul of our nation is at stake" and the main opposition leader’s handling of anti-Semitism allegations reportedly makes him “unfit for high office.”

November 20, 2019

Britain’s Conservative Party under fire after Twitter account imitates fact-checking services during debate

Britain’s Conservative Party was facing criticism Wednesday after one of its Twitter accounts appeared to recast itself as a fact-checking service during a debate between Boris Johnson – the prime minister and its leader – and Labour Party chief Jeremy Corbyn.

November 14, 2019

Brexit may bring 'real end of the British Empire,' top EU official warns

The United Kingdom’s looming departure from the European Union may spell the “real end of the British Empire," the head of its governing body is warning.

November 13, 2019

Boris Johnson shows off tea-making skills, stirs outrage when he adds milk with bag still in mug

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s tea-making skills stirred some controversy Tuesday after an election video showed the Brexit leader pouring milk into his tea without first taking the bag out of the mug.

November 6, 2019

Former UK House of Commons speaker calls Brexit Britain's biggest foreign policy mistake since World War II

John Bercow, the former speaker of the House of Commons, said Wednesday that he opposes Brexit, describing Britain’s scheduled departure from the European Union as the country’s biggest mistake since World War II.

October 31, 2019

Trump: Boris Johnson's Brexit deal could imperil future trade with UK

President Trump warned that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal would hamper trade between the U.S. and U.K.  

October 31, 2019

John Bercow, combative UK speaker and Brexit foe known for theatrics, bows out

John Bercow, the combative speaker of Britain’s House of Commons who became a global celebrity thanks in part to his long-winded barks of “Order, Or-derrr!”, has stepped down after a decade on the job.