Brexit Negotiator

EU leaders put on a brave face on Friday (13 December) and congratulated Boris Johson on his resounding victory in the UK elections, which means he will take the country out of the EU next month, after three years of Brexit frustrations. While many who atten…

After Boris Johnson won a large majority in Thursdays election, it looks now all but certain the U.K. will leave the European Union on January 31 | Ben Stensall/AFP via Getty Images EU leaders said Friday they will now work to ensure close cooperation with t…

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is very relieved UK voters have ended the Brexit gridlock of the past two and a half years which fuelled uncertainty for Irish business and jobs. Mr Varadkar warmly congratulated his UK counterpart on his decisive general e…

Brussels (AFP) - EU leaders said Friday they were ready for the next phase of Brexit, just hours after the resounding victory of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's party that all but seals Britain's divorce from the bloc. The Europeans had widely expressed hope …

BRUSSELS (AP) European Union leaders are gathering Friday to discuss Britains departure from the bloc amid some relief that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has secured a parliamentary majority that will allow him to push the Brexit divorce deal he negotiated thr…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won the parliamentary majority, according to Sky News and BBC television, after a snap election was called over Brexit. According to the results, which showed that the Tories won 326 of the 650 seats in the lower Hous…

European Union leaders expressed relief on Friday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives secured a sizeable majority in Britain's election, paving the way for an orderly Brexit next month. "It is a very clear result," Swedish Prime Minister Stefa…

BRUSSELS With votes still being counted in Britain, EU leaders were already gearing up to move forward with Brexit plans. Based on an exit poll, the leaders of Austria and Poland congratulated Conservative British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on his projecte…

The United Kingdom will leave the EU by the end of January after Boris Johnsons Conservative Party won a decisive victory in Thursdays (12 December) general election. The Conservatives are on track to win an 86 seat majority, with 368 of the 650 seats in the…

If the exit poll results are confirmed it should allow for a clear majority for Conservatives. Brussels: European leaders will charge EU negotiator Michel Barnier on Friday with negotiating a close trade deal with Britain, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson'…