Brexit

Boris Johnson has spent the first month of his premiership holding bilateral talks with Britain’s allies in the European Union and in the United States. But can he appeal to both at once? At this weekend’s Group of Seven summit in the French seaside town of B…

BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations will discuss global trade woes at their annual summit on Sunday, likely laying bare a yawning divide between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Western allies. The G7 gathering is t…

NORTHERN IRELAND — Business owners on the border between Nothern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland fear they could be just weeks away from an economic shock that could wreck their livelihoods. The invisible border weaves between houses, crosses fields, a…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speak to journalists at the Chancellery, in Berlin, on Aug. 21, 2019. JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday gave Britain 30 days to come up with…

PARIS (Reuters) - Brexit Britain’s overtures to U.S. President Donald Trump risk further complicating the search for common ground this weekend at a Group of Seven summit already clouded by transatlantic rifts over trade, Iran and climate change. The summit…

The roiling markets mean a recession looms, and blame rests with the U.S.-China tariff war, Brexit, fears by some Wall Street players that Bernie Sanders will win in 2020, and, ironically, fears by others that Donald Trump will win again. In other words, it …

* Parliament cannot stop Brexit, Johnson to tell EU leaders * Give us a new deal or face no-deal Brexit, UK PM to warn * Johnson to meet Macron and Merkel ahead of G7 (Recasts lead, adds details) By Kate Holton LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Bo…

It would be one of the great ironies of history if the U.K. departure from the EU actually led to the end of its occupation of Northern Ireland. DERRY, Northern Ireland  From the 400-year-old walls of Derry, famous for blocking the siege of King James II and…

Jeremy Corbyn has outlined plans to defeat a no-deal Brexit under Prime Minister Boris Johnson by securing a general election as leader of a "strictly time-limited" caretaker government after winning a no-confidence vote. The Labour leader would also secure …

* Graphic: World FX rates in 2019 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh * Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote http://tmsnrt.rs/2hwV9Hv (Updates prices) By Olga Cotaga LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Sterling clawed back some ground on Monday, benefiting from …