World & Nation
British lawmakers are voting on a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords after more than 700 years.
Oct. 15, 2024
The number of people moving to Britain reached a record high in 2022, renewing debate about the scale of immigration and its impact on the country.
May 25, 2023
Senior U.K. and European Union officials are meeting as part of what Britain calls “intensive negotiations” to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute that has spawned a political crisis.
Feb. 23, 2023
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has visited Belfast to sell his landmark agreement with the European Union to its toughest audience.
Feb. 28, 2023
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is pushing ahead with a contentious plan to remove all remaining European Union laws from Britain’s statute book by the end of the year.
Jan. 18, 2023
The Northern Ireland Assembly has failed to elect a speaker, setting the stage for an unwanted early election.
Oct. 27, 2022
The British government is denying a report that it’s pursuing a relationship with the European Union that would remove many economic barriers erected by Brexit.
Nov. 20, 2022
Boris Johnson was the London mayor who hosted the Olympics, the leader who pledged to ‘get Brexit done’ and the premier brought down by ‘Partygate.’
July 7, 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signaled that a plan to rip up parts of the post-Brexit trade deal he signed with the European Union could become law by the end of the year.
June 27, 2022
Britain’s government has unveiled legislation that would unilaterally change post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland.
June 13, 2022