The elusive favourite to become Britain's next prime minister emerged unscathed from a television debate - that failed to scrutinise his pledge to take the UK out of the European Union without a Brexit deal - despite refusing to take part.more

The taoiseach (Irish prime minister) has said removing the backstop from the Withdrawal Agreement, would be "effectively the same as no deal".more

Matt Hancock has quit the contest to become Conservative leader - and prime minister - a day after coming sixth in the first ballot of the party's MPs. The health secretary did not endorse any of his former rivals, but told the BBC he was "talking" to them all.more

British Opposition lawmakers failed on June 12 in their latest attempt to ensure the U.K. can't leave the European Union without a divorce deal.more

The Brexit Party's online funding system left it open to "a high and on-going risk" of impermissible donations, the Electoral Commission says. Sums of more than £500 must be registered and come from the UK under electoral law.more

Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to succeed Theresa May as British prime minister, dodged a question about his past use of drugs on Wednesday as he launched his campaign to lead the Conservative Party.more

Brexit is the "children's word of the year", according to linguists at Oxford University Press (OUP).more

The appointment of a new prime minister in the UK will not be able to change the Brexit deal negotiated by Theresa May, the EU Commission has confirmed.more

Today's editions of the British newspapers point to the lack of convincing arguments in the race for leadership in the Conservative party, stressing that prior to the successor, Prime Minister Theresa May is facing a difficult task requiring exceptional political dexterity.more

"We observe a record level of Polish investments in the UK and an increase in trade between both countries, this relationship is strong and will remain so" - said the British Ambassador to Poland, Jonathan Knott.more

Ten candidates were nominated in the contest to succeed Theresa May as Conservative Party leader and prime minister, the party's 1922 Committee said on Monday (Jun 10).more

Amber Rudd has backed Jeremy Hunt to be the next prime minister in a major blow to rival contender Michael Gove.more

The price of butter, cheese, sausages, potatoes and wine could increase sharply if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, according to a leading trade union. more

One of Madrid's top diplomats in Scotland has been fired after saying that Spain would not block an independent Scotland's accession to the EU, according to Spanish media.more

Over 3.5 thousand Poles permanently residing in the United Kingdom filed for British citizenship in the first quarter of 2019 - according to government statistics. This is the highest score in history and almost 20 per cent of all applications of migrants from EU countries.more

The queen could reject the demands of the new prime minister to suspend Parliament in the event of disagreement over the decision to leave the European Community.more

The High Court has thrown out an attempt to prosecute Boris Johnson over claims he lied during the 2016 referendum campaign by saying the UK gave the EU £350m a week.more

Police investigating the April murder of Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee arrested a suspect on Thursday.more

Ford has confirmed plans to close its engine plant at Bridgend in South Wales by September 2020, saying it faced becoming "economically unsustainable".more

US President Donald Trump has drawn a parallel with his planned wall between the United States and Mexico as he expressed confidence that the Brexit impasse over the border in Ireland would work out "very well".more

Change UK has lost six of its 11 MPs following a disappointing performance in last month's EU elections, when it failed to get a single MEP elected.more

There could be a funding gap of up to half a billion pounds in the London employment economy after Brexit, councils have warned.more

Donald Trump has praised Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage, talked up the prospect of a Brexit trade deal, rebuked Sadiq Khan and denied making "bad" comments about the Duchess of Sussex as he left the US for his state visit to Britain.more

Britain should not roll out the red carpet for Donald Trump because he uses language similar to that of 20th century fascists, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said today.more

Tory leadership hopeful Michael Gove is reportedly prepared to delay Brexit until next year in order to avoid crashing out the EU with no deal.more