Brexit

Brexit was 'biggest act of self harm,' reversing it is 'ultimate goal,' London Mayor Khan says

Khan has declared that he wants Britain to eventually rejoin the EU, calling for a return to the single market and the customs union.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026|ByESTHER DAVIS

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks at the London Tech Week in London, Britain, June 12, 2023.

ILLUSTRATION - MENA collage - from top left clockwise Bar-On, Bichara, Otaibi, El-Haite.

'We must coexist': MENA2050 build peace in the Middle East through shared vision

Middle East Affairs: How MENA2050 is building regional peace through grassroots collaborations.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024|ByOHAD MERLIN

Michel Barnier of the French conservative party Les Republicains (The Republicans - LR) arrives to attend an emergency meeting called by LR party chiefs in Paris, following their leader Eric Ciotti's decision to form an alliance between his party's candidates and the far-right National Rally

French officials slam Macron after naming Michel Barnier as prime minister

"The National Rally will not participate in a government of any kind whatsoever of Mr Barnier's," said RN parliamentary party leader and former presidential candidate Marine Le Pen.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024|ByREUTERS

Members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) stand guard during a parade marking the annual al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day), at Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon April 14, 2023.

Pressure mounts for UK government to designate PFLP as terror org

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is no longer a sanctioned group in the UK, thanks to a Brexit loophole.

APRIL 6, 2024|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

End of May: British prime minister announces resignation - watch

May set out a timetable for her departure: She will resign as Conservative Party leader on June 7 with a leadership contest in the following week.

MAY 24, 2019ByREUTERS

British Prime Minister Theresa May tears up as she delivers a statement announcing her resignation in London

Brexit is the name of the game for UK parties

The European elections have boiled down to one issue for British citizens: Brexit.

MAY 22, 2019ByALEX WINSTON

European Union and British flags flutter in front of a chancellery ahead of a visit of British Prime Minister Theresa May in Berlin, Germany, April 9, 2019.

Theresa May should set date for her stepping down - UK lawmaker

"It would be strange for that not to result in a clear understanding (of when she will leave) at the end of the meeting," he said.

MAY 11, 2019ByREUTERS

British Prime Minister Theresa May reacts after tellers announced the results of the vote Brexit deal in Parliament in London, Britain, March 12, 2019

Are punters better than pollsters at predicting elections?

Just as people have started to question the polls, many have also felt the value of going against bookmakers, causing big pay-outs.

MAY 2, 2019ByLEO GIOSUÈ

A ‘BREXIT’ SUPPORTER holds a Union Jack at a Vote Leave rally in London earlier this month.

EU to grant May a Brexit delay, with conditions

May had requested the EU defer Friday's exit until June 30 but in Brussels a "flextension" until the end of the year or until March 2020 was being discussed, EU diplomats said.

APRIL 10, 2019ByREUTERS

Vote of no confidence in Corbyn passed by Jewish Labour Movement

Corbyn, a veteran campaigner for Palestinian rights and a critic of the Israeli government, has long been accused of failing to tackle anti-semitism in the Labour Party.

APRIL 7, 2019ByREUTERS

The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, delivers a speech in Manchester, Britain, March 22, 2018.

Much ado about nothing

Paraphrasing Mark Twain, the news that the EU is cranking and moribund is premature. In historical perspective, this period we are living now will be remembered probably as “much ado about nothing.”

APRIL 6, 2019ByALFRED TOVIAS