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Rosa Ashby runs Rosa Flowers in the English market town of Witney. Every flower in her shop, including lilies, chrysanthemums and lisianthus, is either grown in or distributed through the Netherlands.

Florists Fear A 'No Deal' Brexit Would Wilt The Flower Business

3:43am February 15, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

U.K. flower shop owners who rely on shipments from the Netherlands are concerned about how leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement will affect them.

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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.

Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street on Monday to attend parliament.

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'Another Week Of Can-Kicking.' Theresa May Faces Wary Lawmakers On Brexit Deal

6:08pm January 21, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

British lawmakers urged Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday to make changes to her Brexit plans days after they defeated a previous offer.

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Senate Finds Russian Bots, Bucks Helped Push Brexit Vote Through

7:04am January 19, 2019

by Scott Simon

A recent report on Russian influence operations overseas detailed large amounts of money and effort spent to influence the referendum. Scott Simon talks with The New Yorker's Jane Mayer.

Demonstrators protest opposite the Houses of Parliament in London on Tuesday.

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In A Chaotic Week For U.K. Politics, What's Next For Brexit?

3:50pm January 17, 2019

Here's what to know about key issues during this extraordinary and chaotic moment in British politics. The U.K.'s deadline to leave the European Union is March 29.

British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks Wednesday at the House of Commons in London during a debate before a no-confidence vote raised by opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. May withstood the challenge to her leadership.

Amid Brexit Chaos, Theresa May's Government Survives Confidence Vote

5:00pm January 16, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party, had called for the vote in Parliament after the resounding defeat of the Brexit deal that the prime minister had negotiated with the EU.

Anti-Brexit demonstrators react after the results of the vote on British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal were announced in Parliament square in London on Tuesday. British lawmakers have rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by a huge

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U.K. Parliament Rejects Theresa May's Brexit Deal In Pivotal Vote

4:59pm January 15, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Lawmakers resoundingly said no to the prime minister's proposed agreement with the European Union. With the deadline for Brexit just 10 weeks away, what happens now is anyone's guess.

Anti-Brexit activists protest outside Parliament Dec. 11.

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A 2nd Brexit Referendum Once Seemed Unthinkable. Now Support Is Growing

3:09pm December 18, 2018

A new poll shows more than half of Britons would support holding another Brexit referendum. Prime Minister Theresa May warned a new vote would "do irreparable damage to the integrity of our politics."

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves No. 10 Downing St. to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session on Wednesday.

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What To Know About The No-Confidence Vote Facing British Prime Minister Theresa May

6:16pm December 12, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

Britain's prime minister faces a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday evening. Why do members of her own party want to sack her?

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May faces a vote on her leadership Wednesday, as debate rages over how the U.K. should exit the European Union. She spoke about the vote to the media outside No. 10 Downing St. in London.

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Theresa May Survives No-Confidence Vote Amid Battle Over Brexit

4:08pm December 12, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The U.K. prime minister beat back a mutiny within her own Conservative Party on Wednesday. Still, prospects remain cloudy for her draft Brexit agreement with the European Union.

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