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  Article 50 legislation could delay Brexit by up to two years, hints SC judge

  World | November 16, 2016 8:01 IST

  Brexit could be delayed by months, even as long as two years, after a Supreme Court judge of Britain suggested that "comprehensive" legislation was required to trigger Article 50.

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  UK must respond to world transformed by Brexit and Donald Trump’s win: PM Theresa May

  World | November 15, 2016 14:12 IST

  Britain's vote to leave the European Union and the surprise win of Donald Trump in the presidential election have transformed the world in a year, Prime Minister Theresa May said here on Monday.

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  UK government loses Brexit legal challenge; to seek Parliament’s nod

  World | November 03, 2016 18:41 IST

  In a setback to British Prime Minister Theresa May, the government today lost a legal challenge to its right to trigger Article 50 to officially begin Brexit proceedings without parliamentary consent.

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  ‘You should have stuck with me, mate’: David Cameron’s gloating text to Boris Johnson

  World | October 25, 2016 8:10 IST

  Hours after Boris Johnson was knifed out of the Conservative Party’s leadership race post- Brexit, former British Prime Minister David Cameron sent a revenge message saying "you should have stuck with me, mate", a new book has claimed.

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  Will strike ‘bespoke’ Brexit deal for whole of UK, says PM Theresa May

  World | October 25, 2016 7:54 IST

  The UK will strike a “bespoke” Brexit deal that works for the whole of the UK,” Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday but the details did not satisfy the first ministers of Scotland, Wales

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  Brexit fears take toll, British pound plunges to lowest in three decades

  October 07, 2016 14:07 IST

  The British pound today crashed to a 31-year low suffering a fall of over 6 per cent against the US dollar early on Friday amid fears over the UK’s exit from the European Union. The

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  UK announces crackdown on overseas students and work visas to control immigration, decision to hit Indians

  World | October 04, 2016 22:27 IST

  The UK on Tuesday unveiled plans to further its crackdown on immigration through work and study routes from non-EU nations.

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  Brexit: British MPs to debate calls for second EU referendum

  World | September 05, 2016 14:55 IST

  British MPs are slated to debate on Monday a petition signed by over four million people asking for another referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union (EU). A petition calling for the Government

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  IMF calls for quick end to Brexit uncertainty, says it is hurting global economy

  July 22, 2016 14:26 IST

  International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde today said that the uncertainty over Britain's vote to leave the European Union is dampening global economic growth and the country must decide what next.

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  Start Brexit negotiations as soon as possible: Francois Hollande urges Britain

  World | July 22, 2016 7:41 IST

  French President Francois Hollande has urged Britian to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty that allows a nation to leave the European Union.

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  IMF warns of global slowdown due to Brexit, cuts India's growth projections to 7.4 pc for 2016-17

  July 19, 2016 21:17 IST

  Washington: Britain’s decision to leave the European Union creates a wave of uncertainty amid already-fragile business and consumer confidence and will reduce global economic growth this year and next, the International Monetary Fund today said.

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  UK won't trigger Brexit talks before year end, says government

  World | July 19, 2016 20:43 IST

  London: Britain will not begin formal talks of exit from the European Union by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty this year, a lawyer for the British government confirmed today. Government lawyer Jason

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  Brexit leader Boris Johnson appointed Britain’s new Foreign Minister

  World | July 14, 2016 8:46 IST

  Former London mayor and "Leave" campaign figurehead in Britain's EU referendum, Boris Johnson, has been appointed Foreign Minister in new Prime Minister Theresa May's government.

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  British government declines petition for second EU referendum

  World | July 09, 2016 20:37 IST

  London: The British Government today rejected a call for a second referendum on European Union membership in a petition that was signed by more than 4.1 million people following the Brexit vote. It was the

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  Tata Steel to discontinue sale of UK assets; cost-cutting expected

  July 08, 2016 23:51 IST

  New Delhi: Tata Steel today withdrew the sale of their UK assets and is likely to drop costs by 100 million pounds, said the company. British Business Secretary Sajid Javid today met Tata Sons chairman

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  Gold hits 28-month high as Brexit fears return, breaches Rs 31k mark

  July 06, 2016 19:00 IST

  New Delhi: Surging by Rs 400 in the bullion market, gold prices today shot up to a 28-month high, to Rs 31,050 per 10 grams, underpinned by risk-off attitude among investors and positive global cues.

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  'Britain to woo Indian companies with tax breaks, lesser Regulation'

  World | July 06, 2016 11:23 IST

  London: With Britain deciding to leave the European Union, one can expect the country attracting Indian firms to invest there with bigger incentives in terms of tax breaks and lesser regulation, an RBI official has

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  Pro-Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage resigns as UKIP leader, says couldn’t achieve more

  World | July 04, 2016 17:54 IST

  Nigel Farage on Monday stepped down as the leader of U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) asserting that he has done his bit for the cause of Britain leaving the EU

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  Seeking post-Brexit calm, Barack Obama walks back UK trade warning

  World | July 02, 2016 15:59 IST

  President Barack Obama is backtracking on his warning that Britain would go to the "back of the queue" for a U.S. trade deal, as he tries to contain the fallout of the U.K.'s decision to leave the European Union.

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  Post Brexit, Obama changes tune on trade deal with UK

  July 02, 2016 15:06 IST

  Washington: After Britain walked out of European Union(EU) in a historic referendum, US President barrack Obama has changed his tune on trade deal with UK. In the run up to the British referendum, Obama had