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Rebels hope to kill off May’s Brexit deal in ‘last-chance’ vote

Global Politics

Brexit-supporting rebels in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party said on Wednesday they would vote down her European Union divorce deal when she brings it back to parliament next month. Defeat in the vote would likely spell the end of May’s divorce deal and probably her premiership.

Pro- and anti-Brexit signs

Britain’s May says she will quit if her Brexit deal passes

Global Politics
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How do you market the UK in a time of Brexit?

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Brexit: An ‘escape room’ with no escape

Prime Minister Theresa May sits down in Parliament with a grimace on her face

British lawmakers reject Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal

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Officials: Brexit process likely to go into overtime

Global Politics

Britain will not be ready to make a full break from the European Union by the end of 2020, officials say.

Scottish supporters from the "No" campaign celebrate as they hold up a Union flag in the city of Edinburgh.

Alex Salmond’s resignation is a ‘sea change’ in Scottish politics

Global Politics

The atmosphere around Scotland’s independence vote was electric, and BBC radio host and Scottish native Rhod Sharp says he could feel it all the way from New England, where he watched the referendum and its historic aftermath unfold.

The World

Winston Churchill Addresses the Nation

Arts, Culture & Media

At first it was a secret that even the people protecting the president didn’t know about. Prime Minister Winston Churchill had traveled to Washington to map out how Britain and America would fight World War II together. But on Christmas Eve, 1941, President Roosevelt gave a public address at the White House where he introduced […]

What if You Were US President: Some British Schoolchildren Muse

Global Politics

The World’s Alex Gallafent in London speaks with schoolchildren about how they would act if they could be president of the United States.

Reflecting on London 1948: The Austerity Olympics

Arts, Culture & Media

The last time London hosted the games, in 1948, was a time of austerity in Britain and the games reflected that austerity.

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