Theresa May will ask the EU for an extension to the Brexit deadline to “break the logjam” in Parliament. The Prime Minister says she wants to meet Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to agree a plan on the future relationship with the EU. But she insisted her withdrawal agreement – which was voted down last week would remain part of the …
British lawmakers voted on eight different possible Brexit options on Wednesday, but none received the majority support that would clarify the UK’s course. Parliament was trying to find an alternative to Prime Minister Theresa May’s twice-rejected EU divorce deal. Lawmakers voted on options that included leaving the European Union without a deal, staying in the bloc’s customs union and single …
MPs are preparing to vote for their preferred Brexit option, with the PM due to meet Tory backbenchers in an effort to win them over to her deal. Some have suggested Theresa May must name the date she will step down to have any hope of winning MPs’ approval for her deal at the third attempt. But leading Brexiteer Jacob …
Pope Francis has appealed to European leaders to show “concrete solidarity” and allow 49 migrants aboard two ships in the Mediterranean to land. Issuing a “heartfelt appeal” in a public address in the Vatican, the Pope said the migrants needed “a safe port”. Both Italy and Malta have refused to allow the two ships to land. Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph …
