Brexit

Eleven weeks after Brexit, Britain and the European Union (EU) are hoping to finally make progress towards a trade agreement. SEE ALSO: Coleman reiterates Commitment to payment of Workers’ Salaries, Benefits The first of three week-long…

EU Finance Ministers, on Tuesday placed the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, on the bloc’s tax haven blacklist, less than a month after Britain left the EU, losing its seat at the table. SEE ALSO: Major Oil…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday said he is reshuffling his cabinet, appointing a team he hopes would deliver his vision for Britain beyond Brexit. The government reshuffle is not expected to be as explosive as could be…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed an “astonishing moment” as Britain formally left the European Union (EU) after 47 years on Friday, saying his government had “obeyed the people” who voted for Brexit in a 2016 referendum. …

More than 3 1/2 years after the landmark Brexit referendum, the United Kingdom will finally leave the European Union (EU) at 11 p.m. GMT on Friday. That means Britain will exit the bloc of 27 remaining countries and the bloc’s…

The United Kingdom will finally leave the European Union (EU) today, 31st January 2020 at 11p.m after three-and-a-half years, three prime ministers and seemingly endless votes in Parliament since the 2016 Brexit referendum. According to…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to present key legislation to British lawmakers on Tuesday as he seeks to formalise Brexit by the end of this month. SEE ALSO: Australia’s Bushfires: Authorities Caution Citizens…

The European Union has agreed to a three-month flexible extension for Great Britain to leave the EU after Prime Minister Boris Johnson requested an extension which he had vowed not to ask for due to pressure from opponents. The announcement…

The British pound lost some of last week’s impressive gains on Monday as the markets embrace a crucial week for Brexit. The pound dropped to 1.2574 against the U.S. dollar, down by 0.59 per cent, in early afternoon. It was trading at…

Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay has signed an order that will end all European Union (EU) Laws applying in Britain from Oct. 31. The British government made this known in a statement on Sunday. According to the government, Barclay…

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, said on Sunday she would meet British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, on Wednesday evening to discuss Britain’s planned departure from the European Union. She added that Berlin was also prepared for a…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed the desire to hold one-on-one talks with new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the near future to talk about Brexit and other issues of mutual interest. Spokesman for the German…

Britain said it was ramping up preparations for a no-deal Brexit by spending an extra 2.1 billion pounds to stockpile medicines, hire more border officials and fund one of the biggest peacetime advertising campaigns. Prime Minister Boris…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sent an ultimatum to Brussels to renegotiate Brexit or face the prospect of Britain leaving the European Union (EU) without a deal. In his first statement to parliament, Johnson said: “We are…

British leader-in-waiting Boris Johnson vowed on Tuesday to “get Brexit done” after the ruling Conservatives chose him in a run-off to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May. Johnson won about two-thirds of the votes by 160,000 Conservative…

United Kingdom Prime Minister, Theresa May was moved to tears on Friday during a speech to announce that she will resign as Conservative Party leader on June 7, leaving her position as the UK leader. May's resignation would be coming…

Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has allayed fears that the planned  exit of Britain from the European Union may have an adverse effect on Nigeria. Emefiele spoke on Sunday while briefing the Nigerian…

Sterling rose on Wednesday after declines triggered by the UK parliament’s rejection of amendments to delay Brexit as investors bet the government would still avoid exiting the European Union without an agreed trade deal in place. The…

British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday moved a step closer to paving the way for another referendum on European Union membership. This he is trying to do by using parliament to grab control of Brexit from Prime…

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government on Wednesday cautioned lawmakers that it was a delusion to think that it would be able to negotiate a new divorce deal with the European Union if parliament would vote down her deal. The…

Sterling rose to a one-week high on Monday as traders prepared for the British parliament to reconvene this week and debate Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal agreement. The pound’s strength at the start of the week was…

Lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party on Wednesday triggered a confidence vote in her leadership after Britain’s planned divorce from the European Union was plunged into chaos. With less than four months…

The pound sank on Thursday amid concerns about the UK parliament’s vote on Brexit and after the Bank of England warned of risks to the currency if Britain leaves the European Union in a disorderedly manner. Barely four months before…

Britain can unilaterally reverse its decision to leave the EU, Europe’s top court was told on Tuesday at an urgent hearing in a case supporters of membership hope could pave the way to a second referendum and ultimately stop Brexit.…

Former British Defence Minister, Michael Fallon, said on Tuesday that it may be in Britain’s interests to delay leaving the EU so negotiators can agree a better divorce deal. “This is not a good deal and we need a better deal,” Fallon…

Germany’s European Affairs Minister Michael Roth said on Monday that the draft BREXIT deal negotiated by British Prime Minister Theresa May ‘is better than no deal.’ He stated this in an interview with Germany’s SWR broadcaster. Roth…

Brexit – the UK impending exit from the EU will drive more UK citizens into poverty unless the government takes action to shield the most vulnerable. The UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Mr Philip Alston, warned…

Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal has the potential to break up the UK because it will treat Northern Ireland differently, Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) lawmaker Jeffrey Donaldson said on Wednesday. One of 10 lawmakers who props up…

Sterling rose for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, buoyed by a BBC report that Britain is preparing for a Brexit agreement by the end of November. The pound has benefited from growing hope among investors that Britain is close to…