LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will tell parliament on Monday that 95 percent of Britain’s divorce deal has now been settled but will repeat her opposition to the European Union’s proposal for the land border with Northern Ireland. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for a news conference at the European

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could accept extending the post-Brexit transition period by a few months if the European Union drops its proposals for a so-called Northern Irish backstop, Britain’s Brexit minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday. Britain’s Brexit minister Dominic Raab appears on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, in London, Britain October 21, 2018. Jeff

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is open-minded about extending the post-Brexit transition period if it means the European Union drops its proposals for the so-called Irish backstop, Brexit minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday. Britain’s Secretary of State for Exiting the EU Dominic Raab arrives in Downing Street, London, Britain October 16, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay “If

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The pregnant wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will cut back her busy schedule as the royal couple enter the last week-and-a-half of their tour to Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex meet Team UK competitors while attending

LONDON (Reuters) – Most British companies will implement their plans for coping with a disruptive Brexit by December if there is no clarity by then on how Britain will leave the European Union, a survey by a major employers group showed. Protesters participating in an anti-Brexit demonstration march through central London, Britain October 20, 2018.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Brexit minister Dominic Raab wants the European Union to accept assurances that the country will remain tied to the bloc’s rules for longer in return for making a hotly contested so-called backstop for Northern Ireland unnecessary. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, Dominic Raab, leaves 10 Downing

By Andrew MacAskill and Amanda Ferguson LONDON/BELFAST (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of supporters of the European Union marched through London on Saturday in the biggest demonstration so far to demand that the British government holds a public vote on the terms of Brexit. The protesters waved the blue and gold flag of the EU

LONDON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of supporters of the European Union began marching through London on Saturday as part of what organisers say will be the largest ever demonstration to demand that the British government holds a public vote on the terms of Brexit. FILE PHOTO – A woman with a painted face poses

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May told business leaders during a teleconference on Friday that EU politicians are committed to reaching an agreement this autumn, striking what one source told Reuters was an upbeat tone. Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is seen after the ASEM leaders group photo opportunity during a summit in

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May is ready to agree to a fallback arrangement for the border between the United Kingdom and Ireland which does not have a time limit, to speed Brexit talks, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources. Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is seen after the ASEM leaders group

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May struck an upbeat tone on the Brexit talks and told business leaders during a teleconference on Friday that EU politicians are committed to reaching an agreement this autumn, a source told Reuters. Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after a news conference at the European Union leaders

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May struck an upbeat tone on the Brexit talks and told business leaders during a teleconference on Friday that EU politicians are committed to reaching an agreement this autumn, a source told Reuters. Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is seen after the ASEM leaders group photo opportunity during

LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) has hired former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to lead its global affairs and communications team, as the social network deals with a number of scandals related to privacy, fake news and election meddling. The appointment makes Clegg, former leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats and deputy to David

By Andy Bruce and Andrew MacAskill FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond arrives in Downing Street, London, Britain October 16, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters): Britain’s government recorded a smaller budget deficit than expected in September, but the improvement is unlikely to give much help to finance minister Philip Hammond as he

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should bring forward a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by eight years to 2032 to help the country reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, a parliamentary committee said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Cars sit in a traffic jam along the Embankment during the morning rush

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) has hired former U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to lead its global affairs and communications team, making him the most senior European politician ever in a leadership role in Silicon Valley. Formal Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg speaks at a campaign event in London, Britain, May 2 2017. REUTERS/Hannah