EU to hold Brexit summit for 27 members on April 29
The 27 European Union nations will hold a special Brexit summit on April 29 - one month after Britain plans to trigger divorce proceedings with the EU - to decide on the guidelines for the next two years of negotiations with the UK
Mar 21, 2017, 19:18 PM IST
May to trigger Brexit on March 29
“We expect it will be a two-year process and we are confident that is what we will achieve. So Britain will exit the EU on 29 March 2019," an official said.
Mar 21, 2017, 00:23 AM IST
UK to begin Brexit with EU notification on March
Britain will begin Brexit by triggering Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty on March 29, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Monday.
Mar 20, 2017, 18:27 PM IST
UK to begin Brexit with EU notification on March 29: Spokesperson
Britain will begin Brexit by triggering Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty on March 29, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Monday.
Mar 20, 2017, 18:07 PM IST
PM Theresa May starts UK tour before pulling Brexit trigger
Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Wales on Monday as part of a plan to engage with all the nations of the United Kingdom before she formally launches Britain`s departure from the European Union.
Mar 20, 2017, 14:00 PM IST
In Labour heartlands, Brexit gives May a fighting chance
In the former shipbuilding hub of Hartlepool, traditional bastion of the centre-left Labour Party, lifelong supporter Stan grumbles that the party leaders have "lost their way totally".
Mar 18, 2017, 10:02 AM IST
European Union`s Tusk warns against Brexit deal `threats`
The European Union will not bow to British "threats" that it is prepared to walk away from Brexit talks without a deal, the bloc`s president, Donald Tusk.
Mar 15, 2017, 18:25 PM IST
EU 'will not be intimidated by threats' on Brexit: Donald Tusk
The EU will not bow to "threats" from Britain that it is prepared to walk away from Brexit talks without a deal, the bloc's president Donald Tusk said today.
Mar 15, 2017, 16:11 PM IST
UK PM Theresa May's hand moves closer to Brexit trigger
British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to clear the final hurdle standing between her and the start of Brexit negotiations on Monday.
Mar 14, 2017, 09:02 AM IST
Scottish independence vote looking inevitable, FT cites unidentified UK minister
A second Scottish independence referendum is now looking inevitable and ministers in the United Kingdom government have now concluded it is a question of when such a vote will be held, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Mar 10, 2017, 13:35 PM IST
UK Prime Minister Theresa May faces first Brexit bill defeat
Prime Minister Theresa May has faced her first parliamentary defeat over Brexit after Britain's upper house voted to amend and thereby delay a bill empowering her to begin talks for the UK's exit from the EU.
Mar 02, 2017, 10:16 AM IST
Northern Ireland votes in fractious snap election
Northern Ireland`s remotest polling station got its ballot box on Wednesday after a choppy ferry journey to the 140 residents on Rathlin Island.
Mar 02, 2017, 09:20 AM IST
Victory for May as Labour suffers historic defeat
Britain's main opposition Labour Party defeated UKIP's leader in a Brexit bastion, but in a second by-election suffered a landmark defeat to Prime Minister Theresa May's governing Conservatives on Friday.
Feb 24, 2017, 21:59 PM IST
Amazon plans 5,000 new jobs in UK
Global e-commerce giant Amazon on Monday said it would create 5,000 full-time jobs in the UK this year as part of a new employment drive, demonstrating strong confidence in the British economy ahead of Brexit.
Feb 20, 2017, 16:52 PM IST
No major impact on Indian banks in UK post-Brexit: SBI UK chief
There will be no major impact on Indian banking operations in the UK post-Brexit and the British capital will continue to be the global "financial hub", according to the UK chief of State Bank of India.
Feb 17, 2017, 15:34 PM IST
Britain's Labour Party faces backlash in working-class heartlands
Two parliamentary by-elections in Britain next week are likely to cast a pitiless light on the Labour Party`s loss of working-class votes and expose its leader to the anti-establishment backlash that is driving the country out of the European Union.
Feb 16, 2017, 13:18 PM IST
Five reasons the Greek debt crisis is back
Greece, the eurozone and IMF are in a three-way Mexican stand-off over a review of the country`s 86 billion bailout agreed in July 2015, its third since 2010.
Feb 15, 2017, 16:42 PM IST
Britain will be 'just fine' post-Brexit: Apple CEO Tim Cook
Britain will be "just fine" after it leaves the European Union, Apple's chief executive Tim Cook said in an interview broadcast today.
Feb 10, 2017, 16:44 PM IST
Brexit trigger bill set for final vote in Parliament
The UK Parliament is set to discuss and vote on a crucial bill which will give Prime Minister Theresa May the authority to officially trigger Brexit and start negotiations for leaving the 28-member European Union.
Feb 08, 2017, 19:26 PM IST
Scottish vote to air opposition to Brexit
The Scottish parliament is expected to officially register its opposition to the British government`s march towards Brexit on Tuesday in a vote that will further strain the bonds of the United King
Feb 07, 2017, 18:45 PM IST
