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  Theresa May pledges 'new and improved deal' to save her Brexit plan

  World | May 19, 2019 16:34 IST

  "When the Withdrawal Agreement Bill comes before MPs, it will represent a new, bold offer to MPs across the House of Commons, with an improved package of measures that I believe can win new support," Theresa May wrote.

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  Theresa May to set date for resignation soon, says MP

  World | May 11, 2019 18:45 IST

  Sir Graham Brady, who chairs the influential backbench 1922 Committee of the Conservative Party, told the BBC that he expects a "clear understanding" of May’s departure timetable once she has met the committee on Wednesday.

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  Theresa May admits she can't pass Brexit deal without Labour

  World | April 07, 2019 7:32 IST

  British Prime Minister Theresa May has admitted that the only way of passing her Brexit deal is with support from the opposition Labour Party, in comments that are likely to deepen the tensions on her own side of the political divide in the Britain.

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  UK parliament to hold indicative vote on Brexit deal

  India | April 01, 2019 12:38 IST

  Nearly 30 ministers have quit so far from May's government to vote against her deal. 

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  UK lawmakers reject Theresa May's Brexit deal

  World | March 29, 2019 20:49 IST

  The House of Commons voted 286-344 against the withdrawal agreement struck between Prime Minister Theresa May and the EU.

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  Theresa May offers to resign to save Brexit divorce bill

  World | March 28, 2019 6:32 IST

  Theresa May on Wednesday bowed to mounting pressure from within her own Conservative Party and offered to resign as UK Prime Minister if her MPs agreed to back her twice-defeated Brexit divorce bill to get it over the line in a third parliamentary vote.  

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  British PM Theresa May admits no support for third vote on controversial EU divorce bill

  World | March 26, 2019 8:09 IST

  "I hope we can all agree, we are now at the moment of decision. And in doing so we must confront the reality of the hard choices before us," May said.

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  Europe offers UK a little more time for Brexit

  World | March 22, 2019 10:38 IST

  Worn down by three years of indecision in London, European Union leaders on Thursday grudgingly offered the U.K. more time to ease itself out of the bloc, delaying by several weeks — but not eliminating — the threat of a chaotic British exit.

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  India not first tier country for post-Brexit FTA, says UK minister

  Business | March 19, 2019 23:37 IST

  The UK government admitted on Tuesday that India is not the first tier country for post-Brexit free trade agreement (FTA) and a lot more work would be required before Britain can start negotiating such a deal with India. 

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  Theresa May suffers another massive Brexit defeat in British Parliament

  World | March 13, 2019 6:51 IST

  There is unlikely to be a majority in favour of a no-deal chaotic Brexit, which would then give way to a third parliamentary motion on Thursday to determine if the Brexit deadline of March 29 needs to be extended, which would then have to be ratified by the EU.

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  Brexit talks deadlocked ahead of key Parliament vote

  World | March 11, 2019 22:45 IST

  The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said the only talks that mattered now were “between the government in London and the Parliament in London”, indicating very little scope for concessions from the EU side ahead of Tuesday's vote.

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  Theresa May suffers defeat in Valentine's Day Brexit rebellion

  World | February 14, 2019 23:51 IST

  It was being dubbed as the Valentine's Day revolt as British Prime Minister Theresa May faced the prospect of another parliamentary bruising during a Brexit vote in the House of Commons on Thursday evening. 

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  UK prepares secret plans to evacuate Queen, if riots break out in London post-Brexit

  World | February 03, 2019 20:02 IST

  Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and other senior members of the royal family may have to be evacuated if the UK experiences riots as a result of a no-deal Brexit next month, a media report said on Sunday.

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  UK MPs reject 'no deal' Brexit, send PM May back to Brussels to renegotiate divorce deal with EU

  World | January 30, 2019 18:27 IST

  In a series of votes on Tuesday, lawmakers rejected a no-deal Brexit by 318 votes to 310, undermining the May government's argument that Britain would be willing to crash out of the 28-member EU without an agreement on March 29.  

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  British MPs back Prime Minister Theresa May's bid to change Brexit deal

  World | January 30, 2019 7:20 IST

  May said that, after taking the votes into account and talking to the EU, her revised deal would be brought back to the Commons "as soon as possible" for a second "meaningful vote".

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  Brexit: Queen Elizabeth II urges for common ground

  World | January 26, 2019 9:11 IST

  Speaking at an event to mark the 100 years of Sandringham Women's Institute in Norfolk on Thursday, the Queen said: "The continued emphasis on patience, friendship, a strong community focus, and considering the needs of others, are as important today as they were when the group was founded all those years ago.

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  'Brexit will not affect Indian students chances in UK'

  World | January 23, 2019 8:47 IST

  "Indian parents do not have to worry about their children's prospects of coming to the UK for study post-Brexit," Vivienne Stern, the Director of Universities UK International said.

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  British PM Theresa May wins no-confidence vote in UK Parliament, but still beset by Brexit

  World | January 17, 2019 6:43 IST

  May won a narrow victory, 325 votes to 306 votes, on an opposition motion seeking to topple her government and trigger a general election.

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  Theresa May’s Brexit deal suffers crushing defeat in UK Parliament by historic margin

  World | January 16, 2019 7:27 IST

  Following her defeat in the House of Commons, May said that the MPs have established what they are against but not what they are for.

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  Brexit Deal: British PM Theresa May suffers second parliamentary defeat within 24 hours

  World | January 10, 2019 7:37 IST

  The British lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favour of an amendment that will force her to present an alternative plan for Brexit within three days if her controversial EU withdrawal deal does not pass in the House of Commons next week.