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Moody’s said the “increasing inertia and, at times, paralysis that has characterized the Brexit-era policymaking process” showed how the UK’s institutional framework had diminished. read more

The NHS visa would form part of a new points-based immigration system to be introduced after the U.K. completes its divorce from the European Union, Johnson’s Conservative Party said in an emailed statement on Friday. read more

Eight MPs are running to replace John Bercow, who placed himself front and centre of the Brexit saga by choosing amendments and introducing procedures that Leave-supporting MPs claimed were designed to frustrate Britain’s departure from the European... read more

Boris Johnson had vowed he would rather be “dead in a ditch” than tolerate another extension to the tortuous Brexit process, which began in 2016 after a knife-edge public referendum. read more

Trump called in during a radio programme with Brexit party leader Nigel Farage and went on to comment on Johnson, his Brexit agreement, a possible tie-up between the Conservative and Brexit parties, and to ridicule Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. read more

Animated, verbose and with an idiosyncratic style, the 56-year-old Bercow has yelled “Order! Order!” more than 14,000 times during his tenure as the 157th speaker. read more

Launching the poll campaign, Corbyn, who has so far pursued an ambiguous policy on Brexit in view of the party’s anti and pro-Brexit supporters, he for the first time offered clarity in the choice voters will be offered: to leave with a ‘sensible’ agreement... read more

Two draft withdrawal agreements signed after protracted talks with Brussels (in December 2018 and October 2019) on the terms of the “divorce” failed to win support in the House of Commons. read more

After its passage in the House, the bill to hold the election is expected to be passed in the House of Lords on Wednesday evening. Parliament is then likely to be prorogued on November 6 to begin five weeks of campaigning before the first December election... read more

The Brexit deal has long been engulfed in stalemate and tussle with UK PM Boris Johnson now pushing for elections to pull Britain out of the Brexit quagmire, here’s why it may backfire. read more

It will mark the first December-poll since 1923 once the House of Lords passes the legislation and it becomes law by the end of the week. Once that happens, there will be a five-week campaign up to the polling day. read more

The development came after the European Union (EU) earlier agreed to offer the UK a three-month extension to the Brexit deadline, until January 31 next year, which Johnson then formally accepted by informing the British Parliament. read more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday called on the European Union to rule out any more Brexit extensions, after Brussels prolonged the tortuous negotiations for the third time. read more

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn reiterated Sunday he would not support the government’s bid for an early election on December 12 unless a no-deal Brexit is completely ruled out. read more

The restrictions on the 10,000-strong protest were announced following pressure from New Delhi and the Indian community concerned over potential for repeat of recent violence. read more