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Tim Farron’s Liberal Democrats have released its general election manifesto, pledging to hold a second EU referendum, scrap the marriage allowance, legalise cannabis, and implement policies which will increase immigration.

Labour MP Rachael Maskell has joined party leadership hopeful Clive Lewis to defy Jeremy Corbyn by endorsing a second referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union.

LONDON (AP) — The British currency has jumped to its highest level in half a year on the news that the country will hold an election that’s likely to strengthen the government’s mandate in its Brexit talks.

The General Secretary of the German Social Democrats, led by former European Parliament president Martin Schulz, has said she wants Britain to hold a second referendum on EU membership now that it knows “what a Brexit would mean”.

Labour, Lib Dem, and Greens have colluded to draw up a hit list of Leave supporting MPs in Remain supporting constituencies to “go after” and attempt to depose at the next election.

Opponents of Brexit are posting pictures of candles on social media to show their “sadness and sense of loss” at the UK triggering Article 50 ahead of a candlelit vigil to be held in central London Wednesday night.

Brexit finally gets underway this week. So now is the time for the United Kingdom to make equal haste with rejuvenating its diplomatic and trade ties in the world, beginning with Turkey.

Left wing groups held an “emergency” protest outside Parliament Monday night, demanding open borders after Brexit and “free movement for everyone”, but just dozens turned up.

Britain’s super rich and top earners are the most likely to financially lose out when the UK leaves the European Union (EU), the government’s fiscal watchdog has said.

Britain’s economy is going from strength to strength following the Brexit vote, with Dyson announcing a massive new tech hub, travel agent Expedia doubling its workforce, proposals to create thousands of jobs in Belfast, and the prospect of a billion-pound Chinese property investment in the City of London.

LONDON (AP) – Britain’s unelected House of Lords on Wednesday handed the government a stinging – though likely temporary – defeat on its plans to leave the European Union, resolving that EU citizens should be promised the right to stay

Head of Durham University Law School Professor Thom Brooks has told a Commons inquiry that people found guilty of committing ‘hate crimes’ should be put on an official register. A professor of law and government at the university, Brooks advised

The European Parliament is threatening to deny the UK “market access” in a Brexit deal unless it can keep control of Britain’s lucrative fishing waters.

BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Michel Barnier has a dealmaker’s flair for gauging what the other side can accept but as Theresa May prepares to launch Brexit negotiations some EU officials wonder if Brussels’ man can really figure out what

(REUTERS) – A majority of Britons approve of the government’s approach to leaving the European Union, a poll indicated on Monday, in a boost to Prime Minister Theresa May after she laid out her priorities for negotiations.

LONDON (AFP) – Britain’s future trade arrangements with the EU will not be concluded until the early mid-2020s at best, its former ambassador to the bloc said Wednesday, warning of “feisty” negotiations ahead. London will conclude free trade agreements (FTAs) with other

Questions are being raised on social media as a petition set up to demand U.S. President Donald J. Trump be barred from visiting the UK appears to be attracting around 1,000 signatures a minute. The petition, hosted on the British

A Commons proposal spearheaded by Labour rebels including Heidi Alexander aims to derail the Brexit process by throwing out the Government’s Article 50 bill, as introduced to the house this week. Although the motion only has 18 known backers presently,

Spain’s foreign minister Alfonso Dastis is the second senior European political figure to break ranks with the European Union (EU) this week by saying he backs early trade talks and rejects imposing “punitive” Brexit arrangements.

High-profile complainant Gina Miller has cited her race and gender as a primary reason for the abuse she has received for attempts to frustrate the Brexit process.

A senior member of the Czech government has broken ranks with the European Union (EU) and suggested the country should sign a bilateral Brexit deal with the UK separate from the bloc.

Middle class liberals were the only section of society to overwhelmingly back remaining within the EU, new analysis has found. All other social groups were either divided or strongly pro-Brexit.

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s prime minister has pledged to help U.K. industry grow and compete as the country prepares to leave the European Union. Prime Minister Theresa May plans to unveil her “modern industrial strategy” during a Cabinet meeting Monday

(AP) – Britain’s Supreme Court says it will give its highly anticipated judgment in a legal battle over Brexit next week.

In a much-anticipated speech, the Prime Minister has confirmed the UK will leave the European Single Market, but failed to outline the UK’s possible future immigration policy and only denounced “elements” of the Customs Union.

President-elect Donald Trump has welcomed Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU), predicting it will “end up being a great thing” and other countries will depart the crisis-stricken bloc.

The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO), which represents fishermen in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, has railed against the UK government for adopting “a policy of appeasement” towards separatist politicians in Scotland, handing over 1,500 tonnes of England’s fishing quota to the devolved administration in Edinburgh.

Politicians encourage hate crimes by discussing Brexit, and formally triggering the process will bring anti-migrant attacks to “another level”, MPs have been told.

The UK should abandon the “statism and bureaucracy” of the European Union and prioritise a one-page free trade agreement with Australia. According to former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, this simple move would provide a post-Brexit blueprint for the two trading partners ahead of similar agreements across the Commonwealth.

Vince Cable, former Business Secretary and one of the leading lights of the campaign to Remain in the European Union (EU), has admitted that “it’s time to end EU free movement”.

Andrew Haldane, chief economist of the Bank of England, has admitted that his profession is “in crisis” as Britain’s economy is hailed as the “strongest in the world”.

Cambridge University’s Centre for Business Research has condemned the ‘Project Fear’ predictions which the government produced during Britain’s referendum on the European Union (EU) as “very flawed and very partisan”.

The China Railway Corporation has established a 7,000 mile freight link between the United Kingdom and the Middle Kingdom, a move which could “revolutionise” trade between the two countries.

Sir Ivan Rogers, the Permanent Representative to the European Union (EU) regarded widely as being responsible for David Cameron’s “thin gruel” pre-referendum EU renegotiation, has resigned early from his post.

Sky News unveiled a data poll suggesting that Britain is “more racist and less happy” than a year ago, with the supposedly worsening mood framed as a direct consequence of the country voting to leave the European Union (EU) last June.

Leaked diplomatic cables indicate that Jean-Claude Juncker, the embattled President of the European Commission, blocked proposals to clamp down on cross-border tax avoidance schemes within the EU as Prime Minister of Luxembourg.