As Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union becomes a reality, some people are celebrating and others are mourning. But for most, it seems, it is a time for recuperation and healing.
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What’s Next for Britons Who Lost the Brexit Battle
Having bet it all on stopping Brexit and lost, Remainers now look to keeping Britain as close to the European Union as possible.
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.
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.
With Echoes of Trump, Boris Johnson Scorns the BBC
The prime minister and his party question the broadcaster’s reliance on fees paid by viewers. They are increasingly at odds with its journalism, too.
Welcome to Parliament. Now Sit Down and Shut Up.
New lawmakers may have realized a lifetime ambition. But with a huge Conservative majority, individual members will have little influence.
Brexit Is Going to Get Done. But on Whose Terms?
Boris Johnson’s victory has drawn in millions of former Labour voters whose vision of Brexit is far different from the Conservative establishment’s.
For Scotland and Northern Ireland, a Weakening of Ties
Both strongly opposed Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan. With that now a certainty, independence is in the air, particularly in Scotland.
Battered U.K. Labour Party Ponders Next Move, as Corbyn Plans Exit
Labour’s most left-wing leader in a generation suffered a crushing defeat, leaving his party questioning where it heads next.