Brexit

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives to give a press conference following a special meeting of the European Council to endorse the draft Brexit withdrawal agreement and to approve the draft political declaration on future EU-UK relations on November 25, 2018 in Brussels. - The European Union's top official urged British lawmakers to ratify the Brexit deal Prime Minister Theresa May has negotiated with European leaders, warning it will not be modified. "This is the best deal possible for Britain, this is the best deal possible for Europe. This is the only deal possible," Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, said after a Brussels summit. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)

Divorce sealed in 38 minutes

It took Europe’s leaders just over half an hour to rubber stamp Britain’s departure from the EU. Now for the British Parliament.

Bruno Waterfield and Oliver Wright

The World

TOPSHOT - EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker shakes hands with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May as she arrives for Brexit talks at the EU Headquarters in Brussels on November 24, 2018. - British Prime Minister May met with EU Commission President Juncker in Brussels on November 24, for final talks ahead of a crucial Brexit summit. The pair did not make any public statements before they went into their meeting, which comes ahead of a summit of all 28 European Union leaders on November 25. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP)

EU approves May’s Brexit deal

In a bittersweet landmark, EU leaders have approved an agreement on Britain’s departure next year.

The World

A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May giving a statement to the House of Commons in London on November 22, 2018, on the draft declaration, laying out plans for future relations with the European Union. - The EU and Britain on Thursday agreed a draft declaration laying out plans for "ambitious, broad, deep and flexible" relations after Brexit, setting the stage for the divorce to be finalised at a weekend summit. Britain's embattled Prime Minister Theresa May hopes the declaration will convince sceptical lawmakers to approve her vision for the UK's departure from the bloc. (Photo by HO / PRU / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SATIRICAL, ADVERTISING PURPOSES - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / PRU "

Brexit deal hits an early snag

Theresa May’s contentious 585-page withdrawal bill could be sunk amid anger over fishing rights off the coast of Scotland.

Jacquelin Magnay

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EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) waves as he welcomes British Prime Minister Theresa May for a meeting at the EU Headquarters in Brussels on November 21, 2018. - The British Prime Minister on November 21 briefly escaped the Westminster bear pit to bring her Brexit battle to Brussels, just four days before the divorce deal is to be signed. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

May calls for fresh EU meeting

Theresa May touched down in Brussels as German chancellor Angela Merkel applies pressure for an immediate agreement.

Jacquelin Magnay

The World

Anti Brexit campaigners demonstrate in Westminster in London, Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. The EU nations and Britain are still negotiating the outline text of a draft Brexit deal, setting out their future relationship which will have to be ratified by both the British and the European Parliaments. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Brexit puts Poms on a downer

Anti-depressant use in England rose in the wake of Britain’s decision in 2016 to exit the EU.

CommentThe Times

As each day passes, a second referendum draws closer, says Rachel Silvester.

Brexit’s moment of truth

Reaching an agreement on the terms of Britain’s departure from the EU has actually made it less certain that it will leave at all.

Rachel Sylvester

The World

British Conservative Party politician Boris Johnson gives a speech during a fringe event on the sidelines of the third day of the Conservative Party Conference 2018 at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, on October 2, 2018. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

May’s EU talks ‘an illusion’

EU citizens will be stopped from jumping ‘the queue’ for jobs under Theresa May’s troubled Brexit deal, she has pledged.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 28, 2016, British Prime Minister Theresa May (R) sits with members of her cabinet British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Brexit Minister) David Davis (L) and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in the Cabinet Room inside 10 Downing Street in central London. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has resigned, Downing Street said in a statement on July 9, 2018, hours after Brexit minister David Davis stepped down. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / PETER NICHOLLS

Boris on PM’s ‘tragic illusion’

Theresa May’s suggestion that issues with Brexit can be remedied in talks are “a tragic illusion” or “an attempt at deception,” warns Boris Johnson.

Business

The Tower of London, right, and Skyscrapers, including 20 Fenchurch Street, also known as the "Walkie-Talkie," 22 Bishopsgate office tower, the Leadenhall building, also known as the "Cheesegrater", The Scalpel and 30 St Mary Axe, also known as "the Gherkin" stand beside the River Thames in the City of London, U.K., on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. The City of London averted one disaster with the draft Brexit deal announced Wednesday, but the bottom line is that banks, brokers and asset managers will continue to prepare for the talks going off the rails. Photographer: Bryn Colton/Bloomberg

Painful Brexit may be an invigorating disruption

Whatever Brexit we end up with once the dust settles will take an economic toll. But it may also bring rebirth.

Philip Aldrick

The Times

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on November 16, 2018. - British Prime Minister Theresa May battled on November 16 to salvage a draft Brexit deal and her own political future. After a tumultuous Thursday in which ministers resigned and members of her own party plotted to oust her, May faced the public to defend her position, in a radio phone-in. (Photo by Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)

‘Big beasts’ plot May’s downfall

Former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab says Theresa May must toughen her stance on Brexit or face disaster.

Tim Shipman and Caroline Wheeler

Wall Street Journal

The U.K. economy’s future prospects hinge on the shape of the Brexit deal Prime Minister Theresa May is able to negotiate with the European Union. PHOTO: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

Even if Brexit goes smoothly, the consequences for the British economy are broad and deep

Beneath the surface of the Brexit political storm, there are harbingers of economic costs to come.

Jason Douglas

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May gives a press conference inside 10 Downing Street in central London on November 15, 2018. - British Prime Minister Theresa May battled against a rebellion over her draft Brexit deal on Thursday, as ministers resigned and members of her own party plotted to oust her. (Photo by Matt Dunham / POOL / AFP)

Key ministers back May

The British PM received the backing of the last remaining pro-Brexiteers in her cabinet as she battled to salvage her job.

The World

TOPSHOT - Anti-Brexit campaigners unfurl a banner on Westminster bridge on November 15, 2018 in front of the Houses of Parliament in London. - British Prime Minister Theresa May will give a press conference this afternoon amid intense criticism from lawmakers over her Brexit deal. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)

May’s pact ‘dead on arrival’

Theresa May faced an onslaught last night with more ministers preparing to resign and numbers for a challenge building.

Jacquelin Magnay

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Brexit explainer: How did it get to this?

Brexit: the saga so far

Britain’s two-day-old draft deal to leave the EU is in danger of collapsing and Theresa May faces the possibility of a leadership challenge. How did it get to this?

The Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a debate on the futur of Europe during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, November 13, 2018. - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on November 13 made a clear call for a future European army, in an apparent rebuke to the US president who has called such proposals "very insulting". Addressing European MEPs on her vision for the future of Europe, Merkel also called for a European Security Council that would centralise defence and security policy on the continent. (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP)

Merkel won’t rescue Brexit deal

Angela Merkel has quashed hopes that the European Union could step in to rescue the Brexit agreement with further concessions.

Oliver Moody, Tom Kington, Charles Bremner, Bruno Waterfield and Graham Keeley

CommentThe Times

Pro and anti Brexit protesters with their placards, mingle outside the Palace of Westminster in central London on November 15, 2018, as inside lawmakers discuss the draft withdrawal agreement negotiated between the European Union and the United Kingdom. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)

Bring on second Brexit vote

In a sane world, Tory Leavers would bank a partial victory but their intransigence makes a second vote necessary.

Philip Collins

Markets

A journalist looks at a Bloomberg terminal showing the drop in the value of the pound following the resignation of Britain's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Brexit Minister) Dominic Raab in London on November 15, 2018. - The pound dived today as a string of British government resignations appeared to put a draft Brexit deal in serious jeopardy, dealers said. (Photo by Ben FATHERS / AFP)

Brexit unrest slams pound, banks

A wave of ministerial resignations over a planned Brexit deal has sparked a sell-off in the pound and UK banks.

Margot Patrick and Georgi Kantchev

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 15: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during a press conference inside 10 Downing Street on November 15, 2018 in London England. Cabinet Ministers Dominic Raab, the Brexit Secretary, and Esther McVey, Work and Pensions Secretary resigned this morning after last night's cabinet meeting backed the draft Brexit agreement. (Photo by Ian Vogler - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

May under siege as MPs quit

Theresa May faces a possible vote of no confidence in the coming days after suffering the loss of eight key people.

Jacquelin Magnay

COMMENTGreg Sheridan

PM unites Britain — against her

The absurdity of Theresa May’s draft Brexit deal is almost beyond parody.

Greg Sheridan

The Times

Britain's Conservative Party Chief Whip Julian Smith (L) and Britain's Attorney General Geoffrey Cox leave after attending the weekly meeting of the cabinet at 10 Downing Street in London on November 13, 2018. - Prime Minister Theresa May today faced her divided ministers as negotiators scrambled to secure a divorce agreement with the European Union and anxiety mounted over the risk of a no-deal Brexit. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP)

How to launch a Tory coup

A challenge is triggered if 15 per cent of the Conservative MPs write letters demanding a confidence vote.

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