Brexit

The Times

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - MARCH 21: British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to the media at the end of the first of a two-day summit of European Union leaders on March 21, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. Leaders will discuss May's request for an extension of the deadline for the United Kingdom's departure from the EU, or Brexit. European Council President Donald Tusk said yesterday that he can see member states agreeing to a short extension beyond March 29, though he has coupled an extension to the British Parliament passing Theresa May's Brexit agreement first. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Brexit: two options for May

European leaders have given British MPs two options. Here is a quick guide to what they mean for Britain.

OLIVER WRIGHT, HENRY ZEFFMAN and FRANCIS ELLIOTT

The World

British Prime Minister Theresa May holds a press conference on March 22, 2019, at the end of the first day of an EU summit focused on Brexit, in Brussels. - European Union leaders meet in Brussels on March 21 and 22, for the last EU summit before Britain's scheduled exit of the union. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

EU looks to bypass May

The collective might of the EU has decided to take control and offered the Commons a way to circumvent Theresa May.

Jacquelin Magnay

Companies

Smiggle’s growth undercut by Brexit

The never-ending Brexit saga is weighing on Solomon Lew’s ambitious growth ambitions for stationery powerhouse Smiggle.

Eli Greenblat

Brexit chaosThe Times

Cracks show as ‘no-deal’ looms

Theresa May is not the only one dealing with internal drama over the long-running saga. The EU is getting in on the act as reality dawns.

Oliver Wright

Brexit chaosThe World

***BESTPIX*** BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - MARCH 21: British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for a two-day summit of European Union leaders on March 21, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. Leaders will discuss British Prime Minister Theresa May's request for an extension of the deadline for the United Kingdom's departure from the EU, or Brexit. European Council President Donald Tusk said yesterday that he can see member states agreeing to a short extension beyond March 29, though he has coupled an extension to the British Parliament passing Theresa May's Brexit agreement first. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

‘It’s the moment of decision’

EU leaders and Theresa May agree to delay Brexit for up to six week, alleviating pressure to get her deal passed next week.

Jacquelin Magnay

Brexit crisisThe Times

Cross channel ferries will bring supplies across to Britain.

UK moves on doomsday plans

British emergency committee Cobra, the “worst-case unit’’, is set to start implementing no-deal Brexit contingency measures.

Henry Zeffman

Brexit chaosThe World

EU: take May’s deal or no-deal

Theresa May rules out a Brexit delay past June 30; but the EU won’t approve any extension unless MPs pass her withdrawal bill.

Jacquelin Magnay

Brexit chaosThe World

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing street in London, Thursday, March 14, 2019. British lawmakers faced another tumultuous day Thursday, as Parliament prepared to vote on whether to request a delay to the country's scheduled departure from the European Union and Prime Minister Theresa May struggled to shore up her shattered authority. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

May: we’ll never be forgiven

Theresa May admits parliament has become a “laughing stock” over Brexit, as EU warns it won’t automatically grant a delay.

CommentThe Times

Catastrophe of May’s making

Don’t blame John Bercow for this latest crisis: Theresa May’s failure as leader is at fault, entrenching division, not unity.

Rachel Sylvester

Brexit chaosThe World

Crisis as Speaker bars new vote

Britain is in constitutional crisis as the Speaker of the House bars the PM from resubmitting her withdrawal deal for a third vote.

Jacquelin Magnay

The World

FILE - In this Tuesday March 12, 2019 file photo Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to lawmakers in parliament, London. Britain's love-hate relationship with the rest of Europe goes back decades, but the Brexit crisis gripping it today stems from dramatic January 2013 speech by Prime Minister David Cameron in which he promised an

May’s third vote down to wire

Theresa May will recalculate the numbers right up until tomorrow morning’s third vote on the Brexit withdrawal bill.

Jacquelin Magnay

Economics

Anti-Brexit activists fly EU flags as fishing boats take part in a demonstration on the River Tyne in Newcastle, northeast England on March 15, 2019, against the terms of the current Brexit deal being offered by Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May. - People working in the fishing industry supported by the pro-Brexit Fishing for Leave organisation, launched a flotilla on Friday in protest against the prospect of Britain continuing to adhere to the EU's Common Fisheries Policy that sets quotas and fishing rights during the transition period after Britain has formally left the European Union. (Photo by Andy Buchanan / AFP)

May selling UK a pup

After promising to take Britain out of Europe on Brexit Day, it seems Prime Minister Theresa May will now delay.

TICKY FULLERTON

commentInquirer

A pro-Brexit activist holds a placard as he demonstrate outside of the Houses of Parliament in London on March 14, 2019, before a further Brexit vote. - British MPs will vote today on whether to ask the European Union for an extension to the March 29 Brexit deadline, with the whole process mired in chaos. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP)

Every friend of UK hurt by mess

Nothing can disguise the abject failure of British politics in relation to Brexit. Theresa May has lost the basic authority of government.

Greg Sheridan

The Times

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (R) listens as US President Donald Trump (L) speaks during a joint press conference following their meeting at Chequers, the prime minister's country residence, near Ellesborough, northwest of London on July 13, 2018 on the second day of Trump's aUK visit. US President Donald Trump on Friday played down his extraordinary attack on Britain's plans for Brexit, praising Prime Minister Theresa May's leadership and insisting ties between the two countries

Trump’s Brexit ‘I told you so’

Donald Trump says British PM Theresa May ignored his advice on Brexit negotiations.

David Charter

Brexit chaosThe World

‘Hold new Brexit referendum’

EU leaders will reportedly allow Theresa May to delay Brexit if she agrees on a second referendum or softens her withdrawal deal.

AnalysisThe Times

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May waves as she leaves 10 Downing street in London, Thursday, March 14, 2019. British lawmakers faced another tumultuous day Thursday, as Parliament prepared to vote on whether to request a delay to the country's scheduled departure from the European Union and Prime Minister Theresa May struggled to shore up her shattered authority. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

May still faces uphill struggle

In the short term, the vote to delay Article 50 strengthens Theresa May’s hand but she still faces a struggle to pass her exit bill.

Oliver Wright

Brexit chaosThe World

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May waves as she leaves 10 Downing Street in London on March 14, 2019, ahead of a further Brexit vote. - British MPs will vote today on whether to ask the European Union for an extension to the March 29 Brexit deadline, with the whole process mired in chaos. (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES / AFP)

MPs agree Brexit delay

Theresa May will ask the EU to extend the Brexit deadline after MPs voted overwhelmingly for an extension to Article 50.

Jacquelin Magnay

Brexit chaosThe World

‘Bias’ over referendum vote

UK Speaker of the House is accused of ‘Brexit bias’ after selecting an amendment for today’s vote that calls for a new referendum.

WORLD COMMENTARYThe Times

A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament on March 13, 2019 shows Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivers his Spring budget statement in the House of Commons in London on March 13, 2019. - Britain's finance minister and business chiefs on Wednesday urged the country to avoid a

A cavalier way to treat business

Ever since the Brexit referendum, businesses have pleaded with the British government to give them clarity for planning ahead.

Simon Nixon

Wall Street Journal

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 13: British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves following a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street on March 13, 2019 in London, England. Last night MPs voted 242 to 391 against the Prime Minister's Brexit deal in the second meaningful vote. They will now vote today on whether the UK should leave the EU without a deal. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Mayday but leader hangs on

Lurching endlessly from one political disaster to another, Britain’s Theresa May is unmoved as her authority erodes day after day.

Max Colchester

The World

A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament on March 13, 2019 shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May reacting on the front bench in the House of Commons in London on March 13, 2019 during the proceedings in which MPs voted to reject leaving the EU without a deal. - British MPs signalled their opposition Wednesday to leaving the EU with no deal on March 29, in another blow to Prime Minister Theresa May's authority which opens the door to Britain requesting a Brexit delay. (Photo by MARK DUFFY / UK PARLIAMENT / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SATIRICAL, ADVERTISING PURPOSES - MANDATORY CREDIT

May lays down law as Tories split

A dispirited and angry Theresa May has issued an ultimatum: agree to her withdrawal bill next week or face delaying Brexit for years.

Jacquelin Magnay

The Times

European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier delivers his speech during a session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. British lawmakers rejected May's Brexit deal in a 391-242 vote on Tuesday night. Parliament will vote Wednesday on whether to leave the EU without a deal. (AP Photo/Jean Francois Badias)

Delay not certain, EU warns

The EU will reject a delay to Brexit unless MPs decide whether to hold a second referendum or change course for a softer Brexit.

The Times

FILE - APRIL 8: Lord Bell, spokesperson for Baroness Margaret Thatcher, announced in a statement that the former British Prime Minister died peacefully following a stroke aged 87. October 1985: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher looking pensive at the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Leaders ‘never stop arguing’

The British Prime Minister’s inflexible nature makes her a pale imitation of great persuaders like Blair and Thatcher.

David Aaronovitch

CommentOpinion

A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows the tellers (L-R) Labour Party MP Bambos Charalambous, Labour Party MP Nick Smith and Conservative MP Alister Jack delivering the result of the ammended motion on ruling out leaving the EU with no deal in the House of Commons in London on March 13, 2019. - British MPs signalled their opposition Wednesday to leaving the EU with no deal on March 29, in another blow to Prime Minister Theresa May's authority which opens the door to Britain requesting a Brexit delay. (Photo by HO / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Rollercoaster ride gets wilder

The entire House of Commons now appears in revolt over Brexit, making for an even wilder ride tomorrow and in coming weeks.

Jacquelin Magnay

Brexit chaosThe World

A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament on March 13, 2019 shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaking during the weekly Prime Ministers Questions session in the House of Commons in London on March 13, 2019. - Britain's finance minister and business chiefs on Wednesday urged the country to avoid a

Tory revolt passes no-deal vote

Tory rebels who helped pass no-deal face the sack as Theresa May demands MPs approve her deal or a long extension to Article 50.

Jacquelin Magnay

The World

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to lawmakers in parliament, London, Tuesday March 12, 2019. Prime Minister Theresa May's mission to secure Britain's orderly exit from the European Union appeared headed for defeat Tuesday, as lawmakers ignored her entreaties to support her divorce deal and end the political chaos and economic uncertainty that Brexit has unleashed. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP)

Aussie exports face UK tariff hit

Australia’s hopes of an enhanced agricultural trade with Britain have been tempered by surprise tariffs on agricultural goods.

Jacquelin Magnay

analysisGreg Sheridan

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Britannia in the laughing stocks

Politicians have led Britain into its worst crisis since the early days of World War II.

Greg Sheridan

Wall Street Journal

TOPSHOT - A pedestrian shelters from the rain beneath a Union flag themed umbrella as they walk near the Big Ben clock face and the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in central London on June 25, 2016, following the pro-Brexit result of the UK's EU referendum vote. The result of Britain's June 23 referendum vote to leave the European Union (EU) has pitted parents against children, cities against rural areas, north against south and university graduates against those with fewer qualifications. London, Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU but Wales and large swathes of England, particularly former industrial hubs in the north with many disaffected workers, backed a Brexit. / AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS

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Brexit

Brexit: two options for May

EU looks to bypass May

Smiggle’s growth undercut by Brexit

Cracks show as ‘no-deal’ looms

‘It’s the moment of decision’

UK moves on doomsday plans

EU: take May’s deal or no-deal

May: we’ll never be forgiven

Catastrophe of May’s making

Crisis as Speaker bars new vote

May’s third vote down to wire

May selling UK a pup

Every friend of UK hurt by mess

Trump’s Brexit ‘I told you so’

‘Hold new Brexit referendum’

May still faces uphill struggle

MPs agree Brexit delay

‘Bias’ over referendum vote

A cavalier way to treat business

Mayday but leader hangs on

May lays down law as Tories split

Delay not certain, EU warns

Leaders ‘never stop arguing’

Rollercoaster ride gets wilder

Tory revolt passes no-deal vote

Aussie exports face UK tariff hit

Britannia in the laughing stocks

Sharp exit the only option

EU’s frustration has no-deal likely

‘Cannot overturn … people’s decision’