U.K.'s Johnson Asks Parliament for Election in December in Effort to Ensure Brexit

This would mean Brexit could be completed before a December 12 election

Opinion Why Aren’t Israelis Protesting, Too?

Opinion Naz Shah: I've Campaigned for Race and Gender Equality All My Life. But I Didn't Get anti-Semitism

I was a new MP for the Labour Party, but I had so little understanding of modern anti-Semitism on both the political left and right that I hadn't realized how I'd hurt and offended the Jewish community

Opinion The Real Danger That Brexit Poses for Israel

Israel's right-wing is celebrating Brexit's blow to an 'institutionally hostile' EU, and back the ascendance of Europe's anti-Muslim populist nationalists. That response is unprincipled - and absurdly short-sighted

Brexit in Chaos After Parliament Defeats Johnson's Ratification Timetable

PM Johnson wins crucial slim victory for Brexit deal, but future still uncertain as timetable for exit comes under discussion

America, Back Off 'The Great British Bake Off'!

In slamming 'The Great British Baking Show,' American critics have savaged the last bit of sanity left in a crazy country that is about to crash out of the European Union

Opinion Brexit Chaos Now Threatens an Unprecedented Storm of anti-Semitism for British Jews

Caught between right-wing racist nationalists, Corbyn's anti-Semitism and bipartisan conspiracy theorists: For British Jews, the low hum of anxiety is reaching fever pitch. Sometimes it’s so loud we struggle to sleep

Jeremy Corbyn, Hobbled by anti-Semitism Accusations, Makes Unlikely Last Stand on Brexit

Corbyn's journey — from Euroskeptic to last line of defense against leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement — is among the most improbable in modern British history

'No-deal' Brexit Opponents Defeat British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Parliament

Johnson's government will seek to hold a vote on Wednesday to approve an early election, pitting the avowed Brexiteer against Labour's Corbyn

Thousands Protest British PM Boris Johnson's Move to Suspend Parliament

'These are the actions of a man who is afraid his arguments will not stand scrutiny,' says one protester, as opposition lawmakers try to prevent a no-deal Brexit

Analysis Boris Johnson Will Be the Weakest British Leader Ever

The Conservative politician may be the most pro-Israel prime minister in history, but the U.K. has never wielded less power on the world stage

Pro-Brexit Conservative Boris Johnson Wins Race for U.K. Prime Minister

Johnson wins leadership of Conservation Party over Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt

Trump Praises pro-Brexit Politicians Farage, Johnson Ahead of London Visit

U.S. president says he has 'a lot of respect' for leader of Brexit Party and Conservative ex-foreign minister amid race to succeed Theresa May after she resigns

Boris Johnson to Face Court Over Charge He Lied During Brexit Campaign

District Judge Margot Coleman said Wednesday that Johnson will be questioned about whether he lied during the campaign

Analysis Europe Has Been Given Another Chance to Avoid Nationalist Chaos — Perhaps Its Last

This isn’t Merkel’s Europe anymore, but neither is it anyone else's

Opinion Fascism and the Far Left: A Grim Global Love Affair

There was shock when far-right U.S. provocateur Steve Bannon and leftist UK firebrand George Galloway shared an intimate moment in Kazakhstan recently. But the 'red-brown' alliance's roots run deep, and their mutual attraction shows no sign of waning

Theresa May Expected to Resign as U.K. PM on Friday

Earlier this year, May promised to step down if Conservative lawmakers voted for her deal

Analysis European Parliament Election: With Brexit Looming, Far-right Alliance Sells Voters Illusions

But assuming opportunist, nationalist parties don't become the majority, a loud opposition of Farage, Le Pen and the like isn't necessarily bad for Europe

WATCH Brexiteer Nigel Farage Splattered in Latest U.K. Milkshake Attack - and He Is Mad

Paul Crowther said he threw the banana-and-salted caramel shake to protest Farage's 'bile and racism'

May 'Risks Total Collapse of Government' After Brexit Deal Voted Down for Third Time

Sunday Times says at least six senior ministers will resign if PM opts for no-deal departure, while other ministers threaten to quit if she decides to stay close to the EU

Theresa May to Resign if Brexit Deal Passes

British premier makes last-ditch effort to convince fellow party members to back her

Brexit Crisis: Rumors PM May to Address Country Tonight

Britain's parliament will hold an emergency debate on Wednesday on May's decision to request a three-month delay to Brexit, the speaker John Bercow said

British Parliament Rejects May's Brexit Deal in Crushing Defeat

British lawmakers now face a stark choice between leaving the EU without an agreement to smooth the way, or delaying the country’s withdrawal past the scheduled March 29 departure date

‘Anti-Semitism Is About Our Values’: U.K. Lawmaker on Why She Quit Corbyn’s Labour Party

Joan Ryan was one of nine MPs to quit Labour over ‘institutional anti-Semitism.’ The chairwoman of Labour Friends of Israel is not Jewish herself, but says that hasn’t stopped her being the target of hate mail and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories

Opinion Brexit Has Made Britain anti-German Again

Anti-German dogwhistling has plagued the pro-Brexit camp since pre-referendum billboards enjoined Brits to 'Halt Ze German Advance.' As the Brexit chaos intensifies, that populist jingoism is becoming increasingly shrill

Plans in Place to Evacuate Queen in Case of Brexit Riots, U.K. Newspapers Report

Officials reportedly revive Cold War emergency plans should disturbances erupt after a possible 'no-deal Brexit' next month

Amid Economic and Political Turmoil, Iranians Brave Dangerous Waters for Better Life in Britain

In 2018, more than 21,000 Iranians left the country to seek asylum in Europe, Turkey, the United States, Canada and Australia

Benedict Cumberbatch Brings His Signature Madness to 'Brexit'

A new TV film starring Benedict Cumberbatch shows how the British got themselves into the Brexit morass – and has lessons for any country facing an election

British Lawmakers Resoundingly Reject Theresa May's Brexit Deal

Crushing vote triggers political upheaval that could lead to a disorderly exit from the EU or even to a reversal of the 2016 decision to leave