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Downing Street released Mays letter moments after a senior EU official told AFP that Tusk was proposing to postpone Brexit day by up to a year. (Photo:AP)

Theresa May asks European Union to delay Brexit until June 30

Prime Minister Theresa May asked the European Union on Friday to delay Britain's departure from the bloc until June 30.

5 April 2019 2:37 PM IST

The plan would let UK leave sooner if the British parliament ratifies a deal. (Photo:AP)

EU's Donald Tusk suggests 12-month extension to Brexit date: Report

Theresa May said earlier this week she would seek a delay that is 'as short as possible' to the current Brexit date of...

5 April 2019 12:42 PM IST

As Britain faces the risk of an abrupt split from the bloc as soon as next week, EU states put pressure on the parliament this week to approve the file. (Photo:AP)

EU panel backs visa-free travel for Britons after Brexit

A European Parliament committee on Wednesday backed giving Britons the right to travel to the European Union without...

3 April 2019 4:44 PM IST

Steve Barclay told the BBC that some Labour proposals, such as a customs union, would be very difficult for the government to accept. (Photo:AP)

UK Brexit chief says May not offering a blank check in talks

With Britain dashing toward a disorderly exit from the EU within days, May pivoted away from the cliff edge on Tuesday.

3 April 2019 2:54 PM IST

There was some resentment towards such people, particularly in the rural areas that later voted overwhelmingly in favour of leaving the European Union, or Brexit , meaning the British exit from the EU.

Rocky days for Europe: The centre cannot hold!

The Conservative and Labour parties have paid heavily for incompetence on the one hand, and duplicity on the other.

30 May 2019 6:39 AM IST

Brexit has been a vaccine against anti-EU propaganda and fake news. (Photo:AP)

Brexit is vaccine against anti-EU propaganda; says EU council...

Donald Tusk was speaking after EU leaders met in Brussels to discuss the European Parliament election results.

29 May 2019 11:46 AM IST

Several names have been in the reckoning. (Photo:AP)

Who wants to be Britain's next prime minister?

British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced she will quit next month, triggering a contest that will bring a new...

28 May 2019 9:17 AM IST

Farage only registered his party in February but succeeded in leveraging his reputation as one of the architects of the 2016 referendum. (Photo:AP)

Nigel Farage frames post-Brexit push on UK parliament

Farage's brand new election vehicle seized on voter discontent with Brexit's repeated delays to win nearly 32 percent of...

28 May 2019 8:44 AM IST

Britain was supposed to have left the EU on March 29 but the entire process has been held up by a parliamentary deadlock. (Photo:AP)

UK's Brexit party set for landslide victory in EU Parliamentary...

The vote provided Britain's first measure of support for European institutions since a 2016 referendum pushed the...

27 May 2019 9:07 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May at a press conference at Downing Street in central London. (Photo: AFP)

May & Co. should take lessons in communications from Modi

There are some sharp ironies because the end of Ms May comes, literally, at the end of May.

27 May 2019 12:45 AM IST

About a dozen contenders in total are thought to be considering a tilt at the leadership. (Photo:AP)

Race to replace Theresa May as UK PM heats up

May announced on Friday she was quitting over her failure to deliver Brexit, raising the prospect of a new leader.

26 May 2019 10:21 AM IST

British PM Theresa May said through a spokesperson that US President Donald Trump was wrong to promote the hateful narratives of the group, British First. (Photo: AFP)

'Feel bad for Theresa': Trump sorry for what happened to UK PM

'She's a good woman. She worked very hard. She's very strong,' Trump said.

25 May 2019 8:24 AM IST