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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2019
Jeremy Corbyn gears up for election as Brexit fears soar and Johnson heads to heart of EU
U.K. opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will promise to do "everything necessary" to prevent a no-deal Brexit as Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares to take his threat to let Britain crash out of the EU to the heart of Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2019
U.K. Labour's trade union backers support second referendum on Brexit deal
British trade union leaders linked to the opposition Labour Party have agreed to back a second referendum on any Brexit deal reached by the next Conservative prime minister or a no-deal exit, according to a copy of the agreement seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 20, 2019
Labour's Jeremy Corbyn backs second referendum in Britain on any Brexit deal
British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Wednesday it was "right to demand" a second referendum on any Brexit deal, his strongest backing yet for a vote he said must offer "real choices" for both those who want to leave and stay in the EU.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2019
U.K.'s Labour plans fresh attempt in Parliament to block a no-deal Brexit
The U.K. opposition Labour Party will try once again to seize control of the parliamentary agenda Wednesday, part of an effort to stop the next prime minister from taking the country out of the EU without a deal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2019
Labour narrowly denies Brexit Party its first seat in Parliament
Britain's opposition Labour Party narrowly held on to a parliamentary seat in eastern England on Friday, seeing off a challenge from Nigel Farage's insurgent Brexit Party to win by fewer than 700 votes.
WORLD / Politics
May 11, 2019
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn vows to double minimum wage for young workers
A future Labour government would more than double the minimum wage in Britain for workers under the age of 18 to £10 an hour, its leader said Saturday, stepping up his campaign over the cost of living.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2019
May's uneasy courtship of Jeremy Corbyn puts Brexit deal on knife edge
As the gray dawn came up over London on the morning of June 9, 2017, Theresa May had one urgent mission: to stop Jeremy Corbyn from becoming prime minister.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 2, 2019
After protests, U.K. Parliament becomes first legislature to declare 'climate change emergency'
The U.K. Parliament declared a symbolic climate change emergency on Wednesday, backing a call by opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for "rapid and dramatic action" to protect the environment for generations to come.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 15, 2019
May under fire from Tories as hunt for Brexit compromise goes on
Both Theresa May's government and the opposition Labour Party said Sunday that their talks represented the best chance of finding a Brexit solution and ending months of deadlock.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 9, 2019
Brexit hangs in balance as May talks with Labour ahead of bid for delay at EU summit
Brexit hung in the balance on Monday as Prime Minister Theresa May tried to coax the Labour Party into agreeing to a divorce deal with a better chance of passage by Parliament, ahead of a crisis EU summit where she will try to delay the April 12 departure.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2019
May gains two-week Brexit reprieve from British lawmakers
British Prime Minister Theresa May won a two-week reprieve on Wednesday from British lawmakers, who postponed a threatened rebellion aimed at blocking a no-deal Brexit after she agreed to a possible delay to Britain's departure from the EU.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2019
In day of U-turns, Theresa May considers delaying Brexit while Labour's Corbyn backs second referendum
Theresa May is considering a plan to delay Brexit and stop the U.K. leaving the European Union with no deal next month, according to people familiar with the situation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2019
Eighth British MP quits Labour, saying party is 'infected' with 'anti-Jewish racism' under Corbyn
Joan Ryan has become the eighth member of Parliament to resign from the U.K.'s main opposition Labour party.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 19, 2019
Birth of a new party and death of a lawmaker could shift Labour's approach to Brexit
Two events in 24 hours could shape the Brexit policy of the U.K.'s main opposition Labour Party and change the course of Britain's departure from the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2019
Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn pushes for Parliament vote on new Brexit referendum
British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn moved a step closer to paving the way for another referendum on European Union membership by trying to use Parliament to grab control of Brexit from Prime Minister Theresa May.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 17, 2019
May gropes for Brexit consensus after deal's crushing defeat in Parliament
Prime Minister Theresa May was trying to forge consensus in Parliament on a Brexit divorce agreement on Wednesday after the crushing defeat of her own deal left Britain's exit from the European Union in disarray 10 weeks before it is due to leave.
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2018
U.K. shadow finance minister commits Brexit gaffe by longing for 'united' Ireland
Asked for his Brexit solution to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland, a leading member of the U.K.'s main opposition party dropped a bombshell.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2018
Britain's Labour Party plans to make companies transfer shares to workers
Large companies would be forced to transfer as much as 10 percent of their shares into a fund to be owned and managed collectively by their workers, under plans to be set out by Britain's opposition Labour Party on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2018
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says party backs new election to solve Brexit issue
Britain's opposition Labour Party prefers a new election to a second referendum on Brexit, its leader said Sunday, heaping pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May whose plans for a divorce deal with the European Union have hit an impasse.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 5, 2018
Trying to defuse criticism of leader Jeremy Corbyn, Britain's Labour Party defines anti-Semitism
Britain's Labour Party adopted an internationally accepted definition of anti-Semitism on Tuesday, trying to defuse a dispute that has deepened rifts and heaped pressure on its leader at a time when the government is struggling over Brexit.

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