The debate over Harry and Meghan’s push for greater independence from royal life is uncannily like the Brexit debate, with young liberals favoring the couple and older conservatives backing the queen.
Tag: Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit)
Will Big Ben Chime for Brexit? It’s a $650,000 Question
A campaign is underway to get the British Parliament’s great bell to ring when the country leaves the E.U. on Jan. 31. But there are hurdles: the cost and repairs.
U.K. Failed to Alert E.U. on 75,000 Criminal Convictions
Britain was supposed to notify other member states of foreigners convicted of crimes in Britain. It didn’t.
U.K. Lawmakers Give Brexit Bill the Green Light
A House of Commons, once bitterly split on how and whether to leave the European Union, agreed with little drama on withdrawal at the end of the month.
And You Thought Brexit Was Tough …
Britain and the European Union now face the all-but-impossible task of drawing up a comprehensive trade deal in a year’s time.
A ‘Sir’ With Blue-Collar Roots: Britain’s Labour Race Has an Unlikely Leader
A party that lost many of its working-class voters in last month’s election may turn, unexpectedly, to a London lawyer to be its next leader, an early poll shows.
U.K. Parliament Advances Brexit Bill, All but Assuring January Exit
For more than two years, votes on leaving the European Union were anguished affairs that roiled the parties. This time, there was little opposition.
U.K. Parliament Advances Brexit Bill in Lopsided Vote, All but Assuring January Exit
Putting behind more than three years of tortuous political drama and national division, Parliament voted by a decisive margin to quit the European Union next month.
Queen’s Speech Promises Brexit Soon, and Ambitious Domestic Agenda
To deliver what British prime minister Boris Johnson calls the “people’s priorities,” sharp spending increases are promised for health care and the police.
Boris Johnson Has a Mandate. Now, What Will He Do With It?
After a consequential but strangely inconclusive election, the prime minister still has not said what he means by Brexit.