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EU leaders agree to delay Brexit until 31 October
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Brexit: Why a long extension worries Europe
The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has urged European Union leaders not to humiliate Theresa May when they discuss her latest request to delay Brexit.
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Snub? Theresa May arrives in Berlin for Brexit talks… and Merkel doesn’t come to greet her
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s arrival in Berlin for (yet another) round of Brexit talks on Tuesday got off to an awkward start when she emerged from her car and found Chancellor Angela Merkel had not shown up to greet her.
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France plans tax cuts to quell yellow vest anger
The French prime minister says cutting taxes must be a priority, in response to a national debate that focused on the yellow vest protesters' grievances.
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Brexit: Cross-party talks to continue amid impasse
Ministers and their shadow counterparts will continue cross-party talks on Tuesday, Downing Street has said, as they try to break the Brexit deadlock.
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Russia revamps Arctic military base to stake claim on region
Russia has made reaffirming its presence in the Arctic a top goal
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Brexit: Theresa May to ask EU for further extension
Theresa May will ask the EU for an extension to the Brexit deadline to "break the logjam" in Parliament.
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Turkey's ruling AK Party led by Erdogan suffers losses in local elections
Opposition wins in the capital Ankara for 1st time in more than a decade
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Brexit: Labour to support Norway-style EU proposal
Labour MPs are being urged to back a plan to keep the UK in a Norway-style relationship with the EU, as MPs debate Brexit's next steps.
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‘The living dead’: UK in turmoil
Theresa May has suffered another defeat as the British parliament rejected her Brexit deal for a third time, a result the Prime Minister described as “grave”.
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Brexit Live Updates: U.K. Parliament Rejects Theresa May’s Deal
For Brexit supporters, March 29 — the originally scheduled day of Britain’s official departure from the European Union — was supposed to be one big party, with a gala celebration at 11 p.m.
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Brexit: Government plans to hold new vote
MPs will vote again on Brexit on Friday but it is not clear whether it will be another "meaningful vote" on the PM's withdrawal deal.
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Theresa May Says She’ll Quit As Prime Minister If Her Brexit Deal Goes Through
May told Conservative MPs: "I am prepared to leave this job earlier than I intended in order to secure a smooth and orderly Brexit."
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Brexit: MPs set out plan to consider alternatives to PM's deal
MPs have set out details of their plan to consider other Brexit options, as Theresa May was warned more ministers could quit unless she changed course.
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‘Dangerous, unpredictable’ Brexit threat
It’s long been seen as the “nuclear option”: a way to end the Brexit deadlock and bring the crisis under control. It could make things worse.
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EU offers Brexit delay until May 22 only – leaked draft
The EU is poised to agree to Theresa May’s request to delay Brexit, a leaked draft document shows. But it says the extension is possible only until May 22, as the UK “doesn’t intend to hold elections to the EU parliament.”
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Macron says no-deal Brexit if British MPs reject May's plan again
The UK will have to leave the EU with “no deal” if the British MPs reject the EU-backed accord once again, the French President Emmanuel Macron has warned.
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Utrecht shootings: Hunt for gunman after attack on tram
A gunman has opened fire inside a tram and at several other locations in the Dutch city of Utrecht, authorities say.
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Brexit vote: MPs expected to delay leaving EU as second referendum is rejected
UK Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ask the EU for Brexit to be delayed beyonf the end of the month but opted against a second referendum.
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‘Only one option left’: Brexit meltdown
The unthinkable has happened in Britain. The Brexit strategy has fallen through at the last minute and critics say there’s only one option left.
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