Getting a fresh tomato to Britain from Sicily involves dozens of people, transfer stops, several truck trips and two boat rides. Brexit uncertainty could mean days-long border delays — and rotten produce.
Here’s what you need to know.
A case against Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament is testing Britain’s Supreme Court and its tradition of steering clear of political disputes.
A canceled news conference and a joke about the Hulk overshadowed critical meetings with European Union officials.
The prime minister who called the Brexit referendum said in a new memoir that Mr. Johnson embraced withdrawing from the E.U. only for political gain.
This hot new Shoreditch trattoria already is catnip for the style set.
Britain seemed poised at times between a proud tradition and something new and menacing, a populist flouting of customs and institutions in the name of “the people.”
By having the crown suspend Parliament on a potentially misleading justification, the British prime minister threatened long-settled relations with the monarchy.
Here’s what you need to know.
Though he denies it, the British prime minister may well leave Northern Ireland inside the European customs union to get a withdrawal deal.
While Prime Minister Boris Johnson has minimized the potential damage of a no-deal Brexit, an internal document warns of many of the same dislocations the critics have talked about.
Here’s what you need to know.
In this lesson, students will learn what Brexit is, how it developed into the mess it is today and how it could ultimately be resolved.
How well did you follow the news this past week? How many of these 10 questions can you get right?
Here’s what you need to know.
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
Legislation to prevent a no-deal Brexit gained formal approval, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson is likely to be rebuffed in his second try for a general election.
Legislation to prevent a no-deal Brexit gained formal approval, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson is likely to be rebuffed in his second try for a general election.
How did the Afghan talks fall apart?
Plus, YouTube promises to stop collecting data from children, and Apple unveils new iPhones.
A serial provocateur and political assassin, Mr. Cummings is the architect of the British government’s scorched-earth policy on Brexit.
Whether they wanted to leave or remain in the European Union, British voters agreed that politicians are a “joke,” particularly, it seems, Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Here’s what you need to know.
Opposition lawmakers have blocked Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan for a mid-October election, but the government says it will push for it again next week.
Here’s what you need to know.
Deep into an era of tear-it-all-down populism, democratic safeguards are, for once, working as intended.
Here’s what you need to know.
A looming election seems to offer the last political mechanism left to end the brawl over Brexit. An inconclusive result could reinforce fears that the problem defies a democratic solution.
A no-go on a no-deal Brexit.
Readers draw analogies to American politics and make the case for Britain to stay in the E.U.
For nearly three years, the former prime minister of Britain was the focus of the nation’s ire. This week, she was seen laughing.
Mr. Rees-Mogg, the House of Commons leader, reclined on Parliament’s front benches during Tuesday’s debates, offering a target for the prime minister’s foes and inspiring internet memes.
There is majority support for … nothing.
After lawmakers seized control of Brexit from the prime minister, they doubled down by rejecting his request for an October election. Though a setback for Mr. Johnson, it may be only temporary.
Here’s what you need to know.
Here’s what you need to know.
Parliament won the power to try to stop a “no deal” withdrawal from the European Union, a major defeat for the prime minister.
As British lawmakers head back to Parliament and try to find a way to block a no-deal Brexit, Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatens to call snap elections.
Parliament is considering defying the prime minister by blocking a no-deal Brexit, prompting him to threaten rebels with expulsion.
Here’s what you need to know.
Boris Johnson's next ploy.
Rebels among the prime minister’s party are threatening a revolt. That may force a snap general election.
With the German and Italian economies in trouble, a so-called “hard Brexit” could tip the entire continent toward a recession.
The Brexit crisis is reaching a crescendo. But the outcome depends not just on Boris Johnson but on his allies and enemies both at home and abroad.
When Boris Johnson asked Queen Elizabeth II to suspend Parliament, many who opposed his move hoped she would intervene. But experts say she had little sway over the matter.
The prime minister sought to calm fury over his maneuver to suspend Parliament and limit the ability of his critics to thwart a “no-deal” Brexit.
Here’s what you need to know.
Parliament will have little time to debate the terms of Britain’s fateful exit from the European Union. That’s just what the new prime minister wants.
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
Boris Johnson's surprise Brexit move.
For years, Mr. Johnson affected a mischievous, even clownish air. As prime minister, he is showing that he can be as pugnacious as critics said his predecessor was timid.
For years, Mr. Johnson affected a mischievous, even clownish air. As prime minister, he is showing that he can be as pugnacious as critics said his predecessor was timid.
Britain’s prime minister asked the queen to suspend Parliament, a move intended to ensure that lawmakers have as little time as possible to challenge a no-deal Brexit. The opposition called it a “coup.”
Here’s what you need to know.
Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, agreed to shelve his plan to topple Prime Minister Boris Johnson next week in favor of a legislative challenge to a no-deal Brexit.
As the British economy contracts, overseas businesses and investors are still looking to make deals.