World / Politics Jan 20, 2021
Brexit troubles aren’t all teething problems
by Therese Raphael
It’s not a great sign when a formerly pro-Brexit lobby is suddenly furious about a part of the deal that was billed as a triumph.
World / Politics Jan 19, 2021
Johnson triggers G7 fears of rival alliance to counter China
by Alberto Nardelli and Isabel Reynolds
Expansion of the G7 is an idea that Japan, Italy, Germany and France oppose, according to officials familiar with those governments’ positions.
World / Politics Jan 15, 2021
Boris Johnson’s leadership at risk without lockdown exit plan
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a threat to his leadership from rebels in his Conservative Party who are demanding a clear path out of the U.K.’s economically damaging lockdown. Steve Baker, a senior rank-and-file member of Parliament, said in a letter to his Tory ...
World Jan 13, 2021
With hospitals nearly overwhelmed, U.K. faces harder days ahead
by Marc Santora
All pubs, restaurants and retail stores are already closed, school reopenings have been delayed, and public gatherings are forbidden.
World / Politics Jan 9, 2021
Johnson needs to save the U.K. health service to save his career
by Tim Ross
The prime minister locked down England for a third time Monday as coronavirus infections pushed hospitals to the breaking point and the death toll rose above 75,000.
World Jan 9, 2021
U.K. sees record daily COVID-19 deaths as London hospitals on brink
The United Kingdom recorded its highest daily death toll on Friday since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as London declared a major incident, warning that its hospitals were at risk of being overwhelmed. With a highly transmissable new variant of the virus surging across ...
World / Politics Dec 31, 2020
Johnson’s Brexit deal clears Parliament with just hours to spare
The rush to get the agreement through Parliament in a single day brings to an end a four-year saga that has gripped British politics and divided the country.
World / Politics Dec 26, 2020
The post-Brexit trade deal reached by the United Kingdom and the European Union goes beyond the EU's so-called "Canada-style" trade accord, the BBC said on Friday, citing what it said was a full copy of the accord. The 1,246-page document includes about 800 pages of ...
World Dec 25, 2020
How Brexit talks overcame suspicion, resentment and fish
by Ian Wishart, Alberto Nardelli and Tim Ross
At times, mutual suspicion and paranoia over listening devices made Brexit look like a chapter from the Cold War, all heightened by COVID-19 restrictions.
Commentary / World Dec 23, 2020
Christmas is canceled for Boris Johnson
by Therese Raphael
The situation on Britain’s borders is clearly serious, but will it wound Johnson fatally? That all depends on how many Britons are inclined to blame the virus for the chaos.
World Dec 20, 2020
London begins emergency lockdown as U.K. fights new coronavirus strain
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had planned to ease pandemic rules during the holiday but made an abrupt shift after emergency talks on the virus mutation with his top officials.
Business Dec 17, 2020
Brexit talks head for their climax with a fight over fishing
The pound climbed against the dollar on Wednesday amid optimism that the focus on fish is a sign the two sides have largely settled their differences.