Brexit referendum

European Union flags flap in the wind as two people walk up a set of stairs outside EU headquarters in Brussels, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Technical talks on Brexit continued in Brussels over the weekend with European Union Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier due to brief EU ambassadors. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
October 13, 2019 - 11:23 pm

EU negotiators continue to discuss Brexit as deadline looms

LONDON (AP) — Ireland says that a Brexit deal may be possible in the coming days, after technical teams from Britain and the European Union worked through the weekend. Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said early Monday in Luxembourg that "a deal is possible, and it is possible this month. May...
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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he participates in an art class with Scarlet Fickling aged 4, in at St Mary's and All Saints Primary School in Beaconsfield, England, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)
October 13, 2019 - 2:49 am

Brexit divorce talks between UK and EU go down to the wire

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to brief his Cabinet on the progress of last-minute Brexit talks with the European Union. Britain is due to leave the 28-nation bloc on Oct. 31, and attempts to find a deal have foundered over plans for the border between EU member Ireland...
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UK Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay, right, shakes hands with European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier before their meeting at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)
October 12, 2019 - 2:50 am

Brexit negotiators set to work through the weekend

LONDON (AP) — British and European Union negotiators plan to work through the weekend to see if they can agree a Brexit deal in time for next week's summit of EU leaders. The EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, approved an intensification of the discussions after British Prime Minister Boris...
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European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, front, rides an escalator surrounded by the media on his way to a meeting at the Europa building in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. EU negotiator Michel Barnier says that he had a "constructive meeting" with British Brexit envoy Stephen Barclay and underscored the cautious optimism since Thursday's meeting between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
October 11, 2019 - 6:10 am

EU, UK extend talks, push harder to avoid a no-deal Brexit

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Friday that talks with the U.K. to find an amicable divorce deal were back on track, despite huge challenges and a looming end-of-month deadline for Britain to leave the bloc. EU Council President Donald Tusk said he has "received promising signals" from...
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UK Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay, left, shakes hands with European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier before their meeting at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)
October 11, 2019 - 1:01 am

The Latest: France says chaotic no-deal Brexit probable

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on Britain's departure from the European Union (all times local): 10 a.m. France says a chaotic no-deal Brexit remains the most likely outcome despite the positive vibes emanating from a meeting Thursday of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart...
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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks up from the doorstep of 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Johnson was meeting mental health campaigners, whose badge he wears and later Thursday he is scheduled to meet with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar for talks on Brexit. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
October 10, 2019 - 3:43 am

UK, Irish leaders to meet as Brexit deal hopes wane

LONDON (AP) — The leaders of Britain and Ireland were meeting Thursday in an attempt to find common ground for an elusive Brexit deal, with just three weeks until the U.K. is set to leave the European Union. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar were scheduled...
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European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, left, arrives for a weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
October 09, 2019 - 3:22 am

The Latest: Protesters in Brussels demand new Brexit vote

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Brexit (all times local): 11:15 p.m. A group of anti-Brexit activists have staged a protest at the European Commission's headquarters in Brussels asking for the European Union to reject British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's proposals for his country's planned exit from...
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Anti Brexit protesters demonstrate through the streets as part of the Reject Brexit-Defend Our Democracy protest, in Manchester, England, Sunday Sept. 29, 2019. The ruling Conservative Party is committed to Britain's Brexit split from the European Union to leave on the scheduled date of Oct. 31, as they hold the annual party conference in Manchester. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
October 09, 2019 - 3:17 am

UK central bank: financial sector ready for no-deal Brexit

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. financial system is prepared to cope with a no-deal Brexit, though uncertainties about the country's withdrawal from the European Union are weighing hard on the wider economy, the Bank of England said Wednesday. The bank's Financial Policy Committee, which assesses financial...
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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar grimaces during a press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in Stockholm, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)
October 09, 2019 - 12:55 am

Irish prime minister says big gaps remain in Brexit talks

LONDON (AP) — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkhar said that big gaps remain between Britain and the European Union as they try to secure a Brexit deal by next week. Varadkhar said that Ireland can't accept a deal at any cost as Britain seeks to renegotiate plans to ensure there is no hard border...
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Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, European Union, addresses the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen).
October 08, 2019 - 9:44 am

The Latest: EU Parliament's Brexit chief slams no-deal aim

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Brexit (all times local): 5:30 p.m. The European Parliament's chief Brexit official is warning proponents of a no-deal divorce in Britain that the thorny issues that have hobbled discussions won't miraculously go away. Belgian MEP Guy Verhofstadt said issues about the...
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