BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Will the other members of the European Union grant Britain an extension to leave the bloc beyond its Oct. 31 deadline and if they do, what will the delay look like? FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a flag during a protest against Brexit outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October

LONDON (Reuters) – EU leaders should delay Brexit after Prime Minister Boris Johnson paused legislation on his deal following a parliamentary defeat, EU Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday, as Britain spins towards a possible election to break the impasse. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seen at the House of Commons in London,

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the House of Commons as parliament debates on Withdrawal Agreement bill, in London, Britain, October 22, 2019, in this screen grab taken from video. Parliament TV via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – A new election is the only way to move on from Britain’s Brexit crisis if the European

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that he would recommend that the 27 other member states of the European Union approve a delay of Britain’s departure date following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to put the Brexit deal on hold. FILE PHOTO: European Council President Donald Tusk looks on during

PARIS (Reuters) – France is ready to grant an additional few days in order to facilitate the vote on Brexit legislation but rules out any extension beyond that, a diplomatic source said on Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, the British Parliament rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proposed timetable to pass Brexit legislation, making ratification of his

FILE PHOTO: Amelie de Montchalin, newly-appointed French Junior Minister for European affairs, leaves the Elysee Palace following the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris, France, April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer PARIS (Reuters) – The French minister for European affairs, Amelie de Montchalin, questioned on Tuesday the justification for an additional delay to approve the withdrawal of

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s departure from the European Union was thrown into chaos on Tuesday after parliament rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s swift timetable to ratify his exit deal, prompting him to halt the legislation while he awaits word from Brussels. As the clock ticks down to the latest Oct. 31 deadline for Britain’s departure,

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Clarity on Brexit could open the way for Northern Ireland’s feuding parties to engage in detailed talks aimed at reviving its power-sharing government, the deputy leader of the Irish nationalist Sinn Fein party said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Northern Ireland’s Sinn Fein deputy leader Michelle O’Neill outside the Houses of Parliament, in

PARIS (Reuters) – France sees no grounds to extend Britain’s Oct. 31 deadline to leave the EU, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday. “At this stage, we consider that there is no justification for a new extension,” Le Drian told the French parliament. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying to pass a

EU and Union Jack flags flutter outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Labour Party will only back an early election if an extension long enough to allow for a snap poll is agreed with the European Union and a no-deal Brexit is off the

An EU supporter demonstrates outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission team in charge of negotiating the divorce deal for Britain’s withdrawal from the EU will become the “Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom” and is due to start work on

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the House of Commons as parliament discusses Brexit, sitting on a Saturday for the first time since the 1982 Falklands War, in London, Britain, October 19, 2019, in this screen grab taken from video. Parliament TV via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government will drop its attempt to

STRASBOURG (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday that Brexit has been a “waste of time and energy”, and it has irked him that he could not have spent more of his five-year mandate on making the bloc serve its citizens better. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker speaks during a debate on

STRASBOURG (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday that Brexit has been a “waste of time and energy”, and it has irked him that he could not have spent more of his five-year mandate on making the bloc serve its citizens better. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker speaks during a debate on

STRASBOURG (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday that Brexit has been a “waste of time and energy”, and it has irked him that he could not have spent more of his five-year mandate on making the bloc serve its citizens better. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker speaks during a debate on

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s anti-fraud office on Monday charged two Britons in the capital, Abuja, for alleged money laundering in connection with an ill-fated gas deal that has left the government facing a disputed bill of more than $9 billion. James Richard Nolan and Adam Quinn pleaded not guilty in an Abuja court to 16