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May 7, 2021

Boris Johnson's Tories pick up seat in Hartlepool, punching hole in Labour's 'red wall'

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party picked up a major victory on Friday, winning a seat in the northeast town of Hartlepool -- a seat held by the opposition Labour Party since it was formed and a brick in Labour’s now-crumbling "red wall."

April 8, 2021

Northern Ireland leaders call for calm after night of rioting

Rioters set a hijacked bus on fire and hurled gasoline bombs at police in Belfast in at least the fourth night of serious violence in a week in Northern Ireland, where Brexit has unsettled an uneasy political balance.

March 17, 2021

Biden celebrates St. Patrick's Day with Irish PM, delivers address to Irish Americans

President Biden celebrated St. Patrick’s Day virtually with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin Thursday and reiterated the U.S.’ ‘deep, deep affection’ for Ireland. 

January 23, 2021

Nile Gardiner: Biden wrong to evict Winston Churchill bust from Oval Office — signals weakening of US-UK ties

A bust of the late British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill should have remained in the Oval Office. Its removal on the day President Biden moved in could signal a weakening of the special relationship between the U.S. and Great Britain.

January 7, 2021

Capitol Hill riot comparison to Brexit puts UK lawmaker under fire

A senior Welsh politician is under fire after comparing Wednesday’s unrest on Capitol Hill to those who backed a second referendum on Brexit.

December 31, 2020

UK prime minister's father seeks French citizenship: 'I will always be European'

As Britain prepares to split from the European Union, the father of Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears to be seeking closer ties with the bloc by applying for French citizenship.

December 30, 2020

British lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade deal with EU

Britain’s House of Commons voted resoundingly on Wednesday to approve a trade deal with the European Union, paving the way for an orderly break with the bloc that will finally complete the U.K.’s long and divisive Brexit journey.

December 29, 2020

Raphael Warnock, in sermon, said Brexit was example of 'ethnocentrism and hate'

Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock, in a 2018 sermon, tore into the British vote to leave the European Union -- calling Brexit part of the “same problem” as “Trumpism” and was an example of “ethnocentrism and hate.”

December 28, 2020

United Kingdom warns of 'bumpy moments' despite striking post-Brexit trade deal

First came the Brexit trade deal. Now comes the red tape and the institutional nitty-gritty. 

December 24, 2020

Boris Johnson says UK has 'taken back control' after securing post-Brexit trade deal with EU

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared victory in the four-year battle for Brexit on Thursday, saying that the U.K. had “taken back control” after negotiators secured a post-Brexit free trade deal with the E.U. -- just days before it was due to finalize its departure from the bloc.