Politics of the United Kingdom

Any Labour leader would have problems managing the party’s response to the EU withdrawal Bill, Diane Abbott, the shadow Home Secretary, said today. She is absolutely right. The party has a structural fault. It supported staying in the EU, but when the people voted in the referendum to leave, it divided between those who accepted the result and those who want to fight it.

The Supreme Court of Britain has ruled that the government cannot trigger Article 50 and initiate the withdrawal from the European Union without consent of Parliament.

The decision, which turns down a government's appeal of the ruling of a lower-instance court, has been approved by a distinct majority of 8 to 3 votes, according to the Guardian.

The British Prime Minister Theresa May outlined her government’s plan for the Brexit negotiations.

According to her, “Leaving the European Union will mean that our laws will be made in Westminster, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.”

The permanent representative of the UK to the EU Ivan Rogers has resigned suddenly just a few months before Prime Minister Theresa May launches the negotiations for the exit of the country from the EU.

According to Financial Times, Rogers informed embassy staff on Tuesday afternoon that he is leaving his post. He did not specify any reasons for this decision.

The British government's code of conduct declares ministers must ensure "that no conflict arises, or appears to rise, between their public duties and their private interests".

Labour MPs say Johnson used a visit to the Geca Kon Belgrade bookstore, held officially to discuss press freedom, to promote "The Churchill Factor," his book on Britain's wartime premier.

European Union leaders agreed their plan for Brexit negotiations on Dec. 15, pledging to move swiftly and stick together to ensure Britain does not cherry pick a sweet deal that might inspire others to unstitch the bloc. 

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May left before the other 27 leaders met briefly to formalize their plan for how to run Brexit talks. 

Nearly 200 Turkish companies have invested in the United Kingdom in recent years, said British Ambassador to Turkey Richard Moore late on Dec. 2.

Britain's first post-Brexit budget will focus on infrastructure and could spell an end to the previous government's rigid fiscal targets, according to a treasury statement released on Nov. 20.

The budget will be new finance minister Philip Hammond's first set-piece since replacing George Osborne who resigned following the June vote.

The leftist-led coalition government's abject ineptitude in managing the refugee and migrant crisis is so mind-boggling it's almost impressive.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has assured that the preparation of Brexit is going on schedule and that the legal process will begin by the end of March 2017.

"The preparation is ongoing and we are ready to start the procedure under Art.50 of the EU Treaty by the end of March 2017," stated Theresa May during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.