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Anti-Brexit activists hold placards and wave flags as they demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Tuesday, ahead of a crucial vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal.

U.K. Parliament Rejects Theresa May's Brexit Plan Yet Again

5:17pm March 12, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The vote was the prime minister's second chance to gain approval of the terms she struck with the EU for the U.K.'s exit on March 29. Parliament will now vote on whether to leave without any deal.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Senate committees in April. But he hasn't appeared before British Parliament, despite its requests for him to do so.

Facebook Has Behaved Like 'Digital Gangsters,' U.K. Parliament Report Says

4:42pm February 18, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

"The age of inadequate self-regulation must come to an end," says Damian Collins, chair of the committee behind the report, which is often scathing on Facebook's practices and corporate conduct.

British politician Luciana Berger speaks Monday at a news conference to announce the formation of the Independent Group, as seven British members of Parliament quit the Labour Party because of its approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism.

7 Lawmakers Quit U.K. Labour Party Over Alleged Anti-Semitism And Brexit Approach

1:44pm February 18, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The seven politicians said that persisting anti-Semitism and leader Jeremy Corbyn's "complicit" role in Brexit led to their resignations. They say the party "has changed beyond recognition."

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.

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.

Passengers wait Friday at London's Gatwick Airport, where drone sightings repeatedly caused flights to be delayed and suspended at the height of holiday travel season.

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Arrests In Gatwick Airport Drone Incidents

8:54pm December 21, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Sussex Police say they have two people in custody in connection with harassment of the U.K.'s second-largest airport. It was shut down for hours for parts of three days in the holiday travel period.

British Prime Minister Theresa May (center) leaves a meeting Tuesday in Berlin beside German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Faced with turmoil back home, May has embarked on an international trip to shore up assurances from the European Union.

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Buffeted By Brexit Woes, Theresa May Embarks On Whirlwind European Tour

10:04pm December 11, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

A day after the prime minister delayed a critical vote on her Brexit deal, May has hit the road in search of assurances from European leaders — while political turmoil churns back home.

The Union Jack flies above the Palace of Westminster, the seat of Parliament in London. U.K. lawmakers are expected to decide soon the fate of a draft Brexit deal negotiated between Prime Minister Theresa May and the European Union.

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Theresa May Delays Critical Vote On Brexit Deal Amid Fears Of Its Defeat

1:11pm December 10, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

"If we held the vote tomorrow, the deal would be rejected by a significant margin," the U.K. prime minister admitted, hours after a European Union court ruled the U.K. can still back out of Brexit.

British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves No. 10 Downing St. for the Houses of Parliament on Thursday. Her speech there defending the tentative Brexit deal did little to calm critics — either among her political rivals or within her own party.

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U.K. Wracked By Political Turmoil As Top Ministers Reject Draft Brexit Deal

4:29pm November 15, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Prime Minister Theresa May is taking flak from across the ideological spectrum amid a series of resignations. Some are demanding a no-confidence vote; others are demanding an entirely new referendum.