Brexit

People watch the first truck, from Estonia, entering the Eurotunnel terminal Friday, Jan.1, 2021 in Coquelles, northern France. Eleven months after Britain's formal departure from the EU, Brexit becomes a fact of daily life on Friday, once a transition period ends and the U.K. fully leaves the world's most powerful trading bloc. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, Pool)

Quiet New Year gives breathing room after UK-EU Brexit spli

Quiet New Year gives breathing room after UK-EU Brexit spli

 

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 file photo, a colleague wears a Christmas hat as European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier, center, carries a binder of the Brexit trade deal during a special meeting of Coreper, at the European Council building in Brussels. The European Union and the United Kingdom made public Saturday the vast agreement that is likely to govern future trade and cooperation between them from Jan. 1, setting the 27-nation bloc's relations with its former member country and neighbor on a new but far more distant footing. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool via AP, File)

British lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade deal with EU

British lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade deal with EU

 

In this Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 file photo, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during official arrivals for a NATO leaders meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Francisco Seco

Canada and U.K. make stopgap deal to avert tariffs after Brexit

Canada and U.K. make stopgap deal to avert tariffs after Brexit

 

Workers finish preparations on an overflow parking lot for trucks after the Brexit transition period, in Hook of Holland, near Rotterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. The parking lot is being set up near Hook of Holland for trucks whose drivers have not filled in the necessary paperwork to get onto a ferry bound for England. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

EU-UK trade talks slog on past another Brexit deadline

EU-UK trade talks slog on past another Brexit deadline

Workers finish preparations on an overflow parking lot for trucks after the Brexit transition period, in Hook of Holland, near Rotterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. The parking lot is being set up near Hook of Holland for trucks whose drivers have not filled in the necessary paperwork to get onto a ferry bound for England. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
People sit outside Beshoffs, in the fishing village of Howth, Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Irish coastal communities will be "annihilated" if Britain's post-Brexit fishing demands are granted, an Oireachtas committee has been told. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)

EU, UK leaders concede big gaps remain in post-Brexit talks

EU, UK leaders concede big gaps remain in post-Brexit talks

People sit outside Beshoffs, in the fishing village of Howth, Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Irish coastal communities will be "annihilated" if Britain's post-Brexit fishing demands are granted, an Oireachtas committee has been told. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he welcomes the Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. The British government is concerned and disappointed that Canada's Parliament won't be able to formally ratify their new trade agreement ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Frank Augstein

Brits fear ‘damage’ if Canadian politicians delay ratification of trade deal

Brits fear ‘damage’ if Canadian politicians delay ratification of trade deal

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he welcomes the Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. The British government is concerned and disappointed that Canada's Parliament won't be able to formally ratify their new trade agreement ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Frank Augstein
European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Michel Barnier, left, walks from his hotel to the Conference Centre in London, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. With less than two months to go before the U.K. exits the EU's economic orbit, trade deal talks resume in London. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

UK defiant even after House of Lords rejects Brexit bill

UK defiant even after House of Lords rejects Brexit bill

European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Michel Barnier, left, walks from his hotel to the Conference Centre in London, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. With less than two months to go before the U.K. exits the EU's economic orbit, trade deal talks resume in London. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa, left, is welcomed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool via AP)

Brexit trade talks: both EU and UK dig in heels

Brexit trade talks: both EU and UK dig in heels

Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa, left, is welcomed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool via AP)
UK’s Johnson defends planned law, says EU ‘unreasonable’

UK’s Johnson defends planned law, says EU ‘unreasonable’

UK’s Johnson defends planned law, says EU ‘unreasonable’

UK’s Johnson defends planned law, says EU ‘unreasonable’
EU demands UK drop a planned law that breaches Brexit deal

EU demands UK drop a planned law that breaches Brexit deal

EU demands UK drop a planned law that breaches Brexit deal

EU demands UK drop a planned law that breaches Brexit deal
Trade deal at risk as EU says UK must honour Brexit agreement

Trade deal at risk as EU says UK must honour Brexit agreement

Trade deal at risk as EU says UK must honour Brexit agreement

Trade deal at risk as EU says UK must honour Brexit agreement
Britain’s European Union membership ends Jan. 31, 2020. (Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Brexit reflections: A bumpy ride down a long, winding road

LONDON — So this is the way Britain’s European Union membership ends:…

  • Jan 31, 2020
Britain’s European Union membership ends Jan. 31, 2020. (Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Britain’s Brexit bill passes final hurdle in Parliament

Britain’s Brexit bill passes final hurdle in Parliament

LONDON — Britain’s Brexit bill passed its final hurdle in Parliament on…

Britain’s Brexit bill passes final hurdle in Parliament
UK’s Johnson seeks Dec. 12 election to break Brexit impasse

UK’s Johnson seeks Dec. 12 election to break Brexit impasse

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally abandoned his promise…

UK’s Johnson seeks Dec. 12 election to break Brexit impasse
Boris Johnson inches toward securing Brexit but delay likely

Boris Johnson inches toward securing Brexit but delay likely

LONDON — For a brief moment Tuesday, Brexit was within a British…

Boris Johnson inches toward securing Brexit but delay likely
An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament

An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament

An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament LONDON — An unrepentant Prime…

An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament
Top UK court: Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was illegal

Top UK court: Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was illegal

LONDON — In a decision that badly undermines Boris Johnson’s authority, Britain’s…

Top UK court: Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was illegal
Major defeat for British PM as lawmakers seize Brexit agenda

Major defeat for British PM as lawmakers seize Brexit agenda

LONDON — On a day of humiliating setbacks, British Prime Minister Boris…

Major defeat for British PM as lawmakers seize Brexit agenda
With four weeks to go, there’s calm within the Brexit storm

With four weeks to go, there’s calm within the Brexit storm

BRUSSELS — Britain and the European Union are set to formally divorce…

With four weeks to go, there’s calm within the Brexit storm
UK leader focused on passing Brexit deal despite uncertainty

UK leader focused on passing Brexit deal despite uncertainty

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May accused the opposition Labour Party…

  • Nov 30, 2018
UK leader focused on passing Brexit deal despite uncertainty