Brexit

European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier talks to journalists before a Brexit Steering Group meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
September 26, 2019 - 1:09 am

The Latest: EU still waiting for Brexit proposals from UK

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Brexit (all times local): 9:05 a.m. The European Union says it is still waiting for useful proposals to come from Britain to unblock stalled negotiations on Britain's departure terms from the bloc. EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said Thursday that he is "still ready...
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In this handout photo provided by the House of Commons, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks in Parliament in London, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of “Resign!” and dared the political opposition to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain’s highest court ruled he acted illegally in suspending the body ahead of the Brexit deadline. (Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP)
September 26, 2019 - 1:01 am

UK leader Boris Johnson criticized for confrontational tone

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a backlash over his use of confrontational language in Parliament the day after suffering a broad defeat in the Supreme Court. Johnson characterized an opposition bill mandating a Brexit extension as a "surrender bill," and brushed off...
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People are silhouetted with umbrellas in the rain backdropped by the Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. In a major blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain's highest court ruled Tuesday that his decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks in the crucial countdown to the country's Brexit deadline was illegal. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
September 25, 2019 - 3:45 am

The Latest: UK lawmakers return to work amid Brexit turmoil

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain's impending departure from the European Union (all times local): 11:40 a.m. Lawmakers at the House of Commons in London have resumed work after the Supreme Court ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament was illegal. Parliament opened...
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People are silhouetted with umbrellas in the rain backdropped by the Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. In a major blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain's highest court ruled Tuesday that his decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks in the crucial countdown to the country's Brexit deadline was illegal. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
September 25, 2019 - 12:54 am

UK lawmakers to return to Parliament amid political turmoil

LONDON (AP) — Lawmakers in Britain are returning to the House of Commons following a Supreme Court ruling that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had acted illegally by suspending Parliament. The prime minister is hurrying back to London after cutting short a trip to the U.N. General Assembly amid...
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
September 24, 2019 - 8:01 pm

Johnson: 'Terrifying limbless chickens' but little Brexit

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Things the beleaguered British prime minister said in his astonishing speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday night: "Pink-eyed Terminators from the future." ''Terrifying limbless chickens." ''Your fridge will beep for more cheese." Things Boris Johnson didn't address...
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Anti-Brexit supporters react as they gather outside the Supreme Court in London, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 as it made it's decision on the legality of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's five-week suspension of Parliament. In a setback for Johnson, Britain's Supreme Court has ruled that the suspension of Parliament was illegal. The ruling Tuesday is a major blow to the prime minister who had suspended Parliament for five weeks, claiming it was a routine closure. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
September 24, 2019 - 3:14 am

The Latest: Opposition leader calls for Johnson to resign

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the legal challenge to British Prime Minister (all times local): 11:15 a.m. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has told his party conference that Prime Minister Boris Johnson should resign "and become the shortest serving prime minister there's ever been." He said Tuesday...
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Anti-Brexit supporters react as they gather outside the Supreme Court in London, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 as it made it's decision on the legality of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's five-week suspension of Parliament. In a setback for Johnson, Britain's Supreme Court has ruled that the suspension of Parliament was illegal. The ruling Tuesday is a major blow to the prime minister who had suspended Parliament for five weeks, claiming it was a routine closure. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
September 24, 2019 - 3:09 am

The Latest: Speaker says parliament must reconvene quickly

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the legal challenge to British Prime Minister (all times local): 11:05 a.m. The speaker of Britain's lower house has welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling that the suspension of parliament was illegal and says it must now "convene without delay." "In reaching their...
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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the Climate Action Summit in the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
September 24, 2019 - 12:22 am

UK Supreme Court to rule on Johnson's shutdown of Parliament

LONDON (AP) — Britain's Supreme Court plans to give its verdict Tuesday on the legality of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's five-week suspension of Parliament. The case marks a historic confrontation between the prime minister, the courts, and Parliament over their rights and responsibilities...
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September 23, 2019 - 10:43 am

Trump Stops by UN Climate Change Summit, Focuses on Religious Persecution

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump was addressing a conference for world leaders at the United Nations, but he was talking to his political base Monday as he breezed by a major climate change summit and focused instead on religious persecution, an issue that resonates with evangelical...
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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
September 23, 2019 - 9:26 am

Johnson says he'll tell Trump: Hands off UK health service

NEW YORK (AP) — Britain's prime minister has promised to tell U.S. President Donald Trump that any notion of American firms buying parts of the U.K.'s beloved, state-funded health service will be off the table in future trade negotiations, and that the United States will have to open its markets to...
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