U.K.’s Johnson faces arrest threats
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes his push for Brexit to the constitutional court as he faces threats of arrest by opposition groups. One America’s Kristian Rouz has more on the rising tensions.
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Corbyn commits to second Brexit vote if Labour Party wins general election
U.K. opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said the Labour Party’s first priority is to stop a no-deal Brexit, and then trigger a general election. He made the comment in a speech Tuesday.
Farage offers Brexit alliance to Prime Minster Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering options to get on with Brexit before the October deadline amid a political deadlock in Parliament. One America’s Kristian Rouz reviews the possible ways out.
Vice President Mike Pence meets with British prime minster in London
Vice President Mike Pence met with Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London on Thursday. The two discussed countering Iranian influence in the Middle East, the looming threat from China, and a potential post-Brexit trade agreement.
U.K.’s Farage offers political alliance to Prime Minister Johnson
The leader of the U.K. Brexit Party has offered a political alliance to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. In an interview with The Times Tuesday, Nigel Farage said he would fully support the prime minister if Johnson ditches the Brexit deal negotiated by former Prime Minister Theresa May.
VP Pence supports Irish backstop as necessary for Brexit deal
Vice President Mike Pence recently threw his support behind Ireland’s need for the Irish backstop to be a part of any Brexit deal.
MP’s meet to discuss Brexit deal ahead of deadline
The U.K. Parliament has returned from summer recess to consider a bill which would prevent a no-deal Brexit.
VP Pence: UK-Irish border should remain open after Brexit
Vice President Mike Pence said he hopes the U.K.-Irish border will remain open after Brexit. During his visit to Ireland Monday, Pence said, the U.S. would oppose a Brexit scenario that erodes the 1998 Belfast agreement. That accord is a peace deal, which ended a decades-long feud between Northern Irish unionists and Republicans.
Brexit Party leader Farage calls no-deal Brexit ‘only acceptable deal’
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said no deal is the best deal and the only acceptable deal while speaking out on the U.K.’s impending exit from the EU.