Articles by Alex Morales and Joe Mayes

Threat of No-Deal Brexit Isn’t Likely to Win EU Concessions: UK Business Chief

Threatening to leave the European Union without a deal isn’t likely to win Britain concessions from the bloc, the country’s biggest business group said in a warning to candidates jostling to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May. “I’ve never felt it …

Here’s How 11 Tory Contenders for UK Prime Minister Plan to Fix Brexit

Eleven Conservatives are in the running to succeed Theresa May as U.K. prime minister. Each has their own vision of how to fix Brexit, and their views are so divergent that whoever wins will struggle to unite the party around …

UK Business Group Warns Next Tory Party Leader to Avoid No-Deal Brexit

Prime Minister Theresa May’s successor must avoid a no-deal Brexit or risk losing the Conservatives’ moniker as the party of commerce, the U.K.’s biggest business lobby group said. The task facing the next prime minister is to “restore the U.K.’s …

UK Companies Fed Up with Politicians as Cost of Brexit Uncertainty Mounts

As the cost of the Brexit turmoil mounts for British companies, business leaders are fed up with the U.K.’s political class. And with Prime Minister Theresa May’s tenure coming to an end, they worry about the alternatives. “The anger is …

UK Parliament Votes to Block Damaging No-Deal Brexit as Deadlock Continues

Britain took a decisive step away from a damaging no-deal Brexit as members of Parliament and political leaders backed efforts to prevent a disorderly departure from the European Union. The House of Commons vote shortly before midnight Wednesday to block …

Brexit Political Impasse Deepens Even with Prime Minister’s Offer to Quit

Britain’s political standoff over Brexit escalated further, with even Theresa May’s announcement that she’ll quit as prime minister doing nothing to move closer to a resolution. It leaves the country entering another critical 48 hours after Parliament signaled it’s more …

UK on Brink of No-Deal Divorce with EU as Brexit Endgame Nears

Theresa May gambled on a desperate bid to get her Brexit deal approved by Parliament, as a standoff with the European Union drove Britain to the brink of an economically disastrous no-deal divorce. The premier heads to the European Council …

Here Are Range of Brexit Options Being Proposed by U.K. Parliament

With U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May refusing to budge from her Brexit position, members of Parliament are proposing a range of amendments demanding a change of direction. Some overlap and some complement each other. The chances of passage depend on …

Support Grows for Delaying UK’s Exit from EU, as Brexit Deadline Looms

The risk of a no-deal Brexit appears to be receding after calls for a delay to the U.K.’s exit from the European Union won powerful backing in London and other EU capitals. The pound rose. Senior figures in the French …

UK Businesses Roll Back Investment as Brexit Uncertainty Bites: Survey

Four-fifths of U.K. companies have cut or withheld investment because of the uncertainty caused by Brexit, Britain’s biggest business lobby said. Some 58 percent of businesses have made plans to cut jobs, adjust supply chains, relocate production and services or …