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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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  UK PM Theresa May speaks to Imran Khan; discusses relevance to take action against terror groups

  World | March 04, 2019 6:53 IST

  Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group had claimed responsibility for the suicide attack in which 40 CRPF soldiers were killed.

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  Pressure mounts on Theresa May to delay Brexit deadline

  World | February 25, 2019 21:46 IST

  British Prime Minister Theresa May has come under increasing pressure to delay the March 29 deadline for Britain's exit from the European Union as the prospect of a withdrawal agreement being passed by the UK Parliament continues to hang in the balance.

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  Theresa May prepares for fresh talks with EU leaders

  World | February 16, 2019 9:29 IST

  Andrea Leadsom, Leader of the House of Commons, said in a radio interview on Friday that May will go to Brussels in the coming days to continue negotiations, but no timetable was stated.

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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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  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.

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  Brexit deal: Only way to honour results of referendum and project jobs is by backing it, says UK PM May

  World | January 06, 2019 15:57 IST

  Writing in the Mail on Sunday, May said her critics risk damaging democracy if they oppose her plan, the BBC reported.

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  UK Prime Minister Theresa May to step down before 2022 general election

  World | December 13, 2018 18:44 IST

  Arriving at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, May said "I think it is right that another party leader takes us into that general election."

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  British PM Theresa May wins no-confidence vote in leadership, survives political crisis over Brexit deal

  World | December 13, 2018 6:18 IST

  British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a political crisis over her Brexit deal Wednesday, winning a no-confidence vote by Conservative lawmakers that would have ended her leadership of party and country.  

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  UK PM Theresa May to contest no confidence vote 'with everything I've got'

  World | December 12, 2018 19:01 IST

  Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of no-confidence on Wednesday triggered by her own party lawmakers over her handling of the controversial Brexit deal.

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  EU gives nod to landmark Brexit deal; agreement beginning of 'new chapter' for Britain, says PM May

  World | November 25, 2018 18:48 IST

  The UK Parliament is expected to vote on the deal in early December but its approval is by no means guaranteed, with Labour, the Lib Dems, the SNP, the DUP and many Conservatives MPs set to vote against.

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  'No deal or best deal': Theresa May on Brexit as ministers quit, pound dives

  World | November 15, 2018 23:05 IST

  A defiant May insisted Brexit meant making “the right choices, not the easy ones” and urged lawmakers to support the deal “in the national interest.”

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  British PM Theresa May wins Cabinet backing for crucial Brexit deal

  World | November 15, 2018 7:20 IST

  May hailed the Cabinet’s backing as a "decisive step" that will enable Britain to move on in the ongoing negotiations with the economic bloc.

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  World leaders mark WWI centenary in Paris, bronze statue commemorating valour of Indian soldiers unveiled

  World | November 11, 2018 17:27 IST

  Macron, whose poll ratings have fallen sharply in recent months, will be hosting dozens of leaders converging on Paris for the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War.

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  British PM rules out second Brexit referendum, says ‘would be gross betrayal of democracy’

  World | September 02, 2018 8:47 IST

  The British prime minister said she is confident that Britain will finally control its own borders.