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Brexit Countdown: What To Know As Britain And The EU Fight Over Their Divorce

11:43am December 17, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

As the New Year's Eve deadline approaches, the two sides are still trying to negotiate a deal to avert major economic and trade disruptions. Here are some of the top issues at play.

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (from left), U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Commission's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, at the start of an EU summit on Thursday in Brussels. EU and British negotiators came to an agr

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Even With A New Agreement, Brexit Is Not A Done Deal. Here's Why

8:11pm October 17, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

It looks like a big breakthrough in Britain's long process to leave the European Union, but the saga doesn't end here.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, seen during a visit to a hospital in southwest England on Monday, calls the backstop deal "inconsistent with the sovereignty of the U.K."

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Britain's Boris Johnson Appeals To EU To Drop 'Irish Backstop' Demand

10:24am August 20, 2019

by Scott Neuman

In response, European Council President Donald Tusk says the idea would lead to reestablishing a border. Johnson calls the backstop deal "inconsistent with the sovereignty of the U.K."

A billboard, in the northeast London district of Walthamstow, quotes former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson as saying this in the House of Commons in 2017: "There is no plan for 'no deal,' because we're going to get a great deal."

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As Brexit Deadline Looms, Billboards Call Out Politicians' 'Quick And Easy' Claims

2:38pm February 13, 2019

The protest group Led By Donkeys wants to remind citizens of what it considers to be misleading pledges by pro-Brexit leaders, as political chaos continues ahead of the March 29 exit date.

Pro-European Union protesters demonstrate against Brexit outside the House of Parliament on Tuesday in London, as Prime Minister Theresa May was reaching an agreement with the EU.

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U.K. And EU Finally Agree On Brexit Text, But It's Already Getting Slammed

11:40pm November 13, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

Negotiators for the U.K. and the European Union have a draft agreement laying out how the U.K. will leave the EU next March, but the agreement still needs to be ratified by both parties.

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