The UK is due to leave the European Union on March 29, 2019, after decades of being a frontline member that influenced and contributed significantly to the bloc. read more

Therea May’s plan is seen as a version of “soft Brexit” since it envisages a “common rulebook” with the EU after Brexit, while hard Brexiteers led by Boris Johnson want a complete break from all links with the EU. read more

Johnson, 54, is a strong supporter of Brexit and quit May’s cabinet in July after rejecting her proposal for close economic ties with the EU after the UK quits the bloc next year. read more

May is under fire from all sides of the divisive Brexit debate, with Johnson, favourite to succeed her, leading a push by eurosceptic lawmakers for the government to “chuck Chequers” and pursue a clean break with the bloc. read more

A former journalist, Johnson, 54, and senior lawyer Wheeler, also 54, were married for 25 years. read more

Britain is set to leave the EU on March 30, and the two sides are entering a period of intense negotiations as they try to strike a divorce agreement by late October to give their parliaments enough time to endorse a deal. read more

Johnson, who resigned last month, compared burqa-clad women to “letter-boxes” and “bank robbers” in The Daily Telegraph on Monday. read more

Former British foreign secretary Boris Johnson criticised the burqa, a face veil worn by Muslim women, in a column. read more

The third series of The Real Marigold Hotel features nine British celebrities travelling across north India, mostly amazed and delighted at the many hues of everyday life in India. read more

In an interview published on Friday morning in The Sun newspaper, Trump dismissed May’s Brexit plans, tore into London mayor Sadiq Khan and said former foreign minister Boris Johnson would make a “great prime minister”. read more

A trade deal with the US is supposed to be the big prize of Brexit, with its potential for largely compensating for the economic loss that would ensue by exiting the European Single Market. read more

May’s plan — which led to two high profile resignations of members of her cabinet — envisages continued economic and trade links with the European Union. read more

Trump’s comments on Brexit and the UK made news before his arrival. He described the UK as a “hotspot” and a country in turmoil, referring to the recent resignations of cabinet ministers David Davis and Boris Johnson. read more

The Brexit plan has caused outrage among eurosceptic members of May’s Conservative party, and Raab’s predecessor David Davis and foreign minister Boris Johnson dramatically quit this week in protest. read more

The UK has spoken of boosting the Commonwealth and forging a free trade pact with India post-Brexit, but that will not be easy if Britain refuses to budge from its tough position on movement of people and visas. read more