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UK prime minister Boris Johnson mulls early election over Brexit impasse

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

9:16 pm September 24, 2019

LONDON: In a major blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain’s highest court ruled Tuesday that his decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks in the crucial countdown to the country’s Brexit deadline was illegal. The unanimous, strongly worded Supreme Court judgment declared Johnson’s order to suspend Parliament “void and of no effect.” The court found that […]

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Thomas Cook battles for survival ahead of Monday deadline

1:31 am September 23, 2019

LONDON: The British government has plans in place to bring home stranded holidaymakers if Thomas Cook goes out of business, an event that would likely spark chaotic scenes at resorts and airports around the world. The bosses of the world’s oldest travel company were still meeting lenders and creditors in London on Sunday to try […]

EU’s Juncker says not too late for Brexit deal

7:56 pm September 22, 2019

Madrid: There is still time for London and Brussels to make a Brexit deal, outgoing European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said in remarks published Sunday, as the clock runs down to a October 31 deadline. Juncker also told the Spanish daily El Pais that he wished the Commission had played a more active role in […]

EU mulls Johnson's reluctant Brexit delay request

EU’s Tusk, PM Johnson to hold Brexit talks Monday in New York

8:37 pm September 20, 2019

Brussels : EU Council President Donald Tusk and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold Brexit talks on Monday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. A European official told AFP Friday that the talks are set for Monday afternoon. They take place as both sides are at pains to make […]

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UK claims ‘momentum’ in Brexit talks

8:28 pm September 20, 2019

Brussels: Brexit talks are progressing with “momentum”, the British minister in charge of the divorce said Friday after meeting his EU counterpart, despite warnings that a deal was still some way off. After talks in Brussels with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier, Brexit Minister Stephen Barclay said there was a “shared sense of purpose” to […]