Brexit

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."

If the U.K. sees similar negative growth in the current quarter, the country will officially be deemed to be in a recession.

The results of the special election leave the ruling prime minister's government with a single-seat majority just as he tries to navigate a difficult departure from the EU.

The polarizing and showboating new prime minister has vowed to deliver on the U.K. leaving the European Union in October, whether or not a deal is reached.

Kim Darroch resigned as ambassador to the U.S. after communications in which he criticized the Trump administration were leaked. The British government says it is investigating how it happened.

A British court is ordering Boris Johnson to face accusations that while holding public office he repeatedly lied by saying Britain paid £350 million each week to be in the EU.

Europe's traditional centrist coalition lost its majority, with far-right populist parties and liberal, pro-European Union parties gaining ground. The results suggest a complicated future for the EU.