Brexit: MPs back Boris Johnson’s plan to leave EU on 31 January
(UTV|COLOMBO) – MPs have backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January. They voted 358 to 234...
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Brexit: PM to try again for 12 December election after MPs reject plan
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Boris Johnson is to try again for a 12 December general election on Tuesday – despite MPs rejecting his plan. The prime minister will...
Brexit: EU to consider extension as MPs mull election
(UTV|COLOMBO) – EU ambassadors are to meet to discuss what length of Brexit extension to offer the UK, as MPs consider Boris Johnson’s call for an...
Brexit will boost S.African cricket: du Plessis
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Britain’s Brexit will be a boon to ailing South Africa as they rebuild, Proteas captain Faf du Plessis said Tuesday after his side’s series...
Brexit: PM to push for election if EU offers longer delay
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The PM will push for a general election if the EU proposes to delay Brexit until January, No 10 has indicated. Boris Johnson “paused” his...
Brexit: No 10 to push again for vote on Boris Johnson’s deal
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Parliament must be given “a straight up-and-down vote” on the PM’s Brexit deal, No 10 says, after MPs delivered a major blow to his...
Brexit: Johnson to begin charm offensive over deal
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to begin a charm offensive in Westminster later, as he tries to build a Commons majority for his new...
Brexit: Marathon makes EU eager to reach finish line
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The twists and turns of Brexit – after more than three years of negotiations – dominate an EU summit on Thursday, amid signs...
Brexit: Boris Johnson’s second attempt to trigger election fails
(UTV|COLOMBO) – MPs have again rejected Boris Johnson’s calls for a snap election, as the five-week suspension of Parliament begins. In all, 293 MPs voted for...
Brexit: Boris Johnson defeated as MPs take control
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Tory rebels and opposition MPs have defeated the government in the first stage of their attempt to pass a law designed to prevent a...