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3 days ago · Brexit, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU), which formally occurred on January 31, 2020. The term Brexit is a portmanteau coined as shorthand for British exit. In a referendum held on June 23, 2016, some 52 percent of those British voters who participated opted to leave
18 hours ago · British politics may be bad, but they’re not unusual. By Marie Le Conte, a freelance political journalist based in London. London Mayor Boris Johnson gets stuck on a zipline in London on Aug. 1 ...
2 days ago · That exception, of course, is Brexit. Equipped with a fresh mandate, Boris Johnson’s government in 2020 passed the EU Withdrawal Agreement Act, a law that will be remembered as one of the most ...
1 day ago · Although still some 5% below pre-referendum levels, the pound has rebounded well over 10% from the nadir of its 2022 budget-related collapse and is up about 2.5% this year alone. But the return to ...
4 days ago · It's a strategy borne out of a belief that it was largely Brexit that gifted the Tories a huge majority five years ago — and a determination to prevent that happening again. So far, the plan to take the heat out of the Brexit debate and off the election agenda has worked, with Labour leading Rishi Sunak's Conservatives by 20 points in the polls.
2 days ago · Reuters.com is your online source for the latest UK news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments.
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1 day ago · Initially no election was planned in the United Kingdom, as Brexit (following the 2016 referendum) was set for 29 March 2019. However, at the European summit on 11 April 2019, the British government and the European Council agreed to delay British withdrawal until 31 October 2019.
