An electoral victory has cleared the way for Boris Johnson to finally 'make Brexit happen' on Jan. 31. But tense EU-U.K. trade negotiations next year will likely still keep the prospect of a no-deal exit alive.
Three-and-a-half years after they voted to leave the EU, Britons will head to general elections for polls that might finally bring an end to the U.K.'s Brexit saga.
The full spectrum of options -- including possibly no Brexit at all -- remains possible when the U.K.'s voters head to the polls in mid-December.
London and Brussels have finally hammered out a deal to avoid a no-deal Brexit. Now, however, comes the hard part: getting the House of Commons to sign on.
In what will probably be the last chance to reach an exit agreement before Brexit day on Oct. 31, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet with the rest of the leaders of the European Union in a summit in Brussels on Oct. 17.
The British prime minister has made his administration's first official Brexit proposal to Brussels, hoping to make a deal or at least position himself better for general elections.
The British Supreme Court declared the prime minister's suspension of Parliament unlawful. The ruling, however, doesn't necessarily change the timetable on Brexit.
Even if his rivals manage to block a hard Brexit in October, a reinvigorated Johnson could win general elections before year's end and make the exit happen at some point in early 2020.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking an early election to try to shake up Parliament and break the United Kingdom's Brexit impasse. A look at the possible outcomes.
The prime minister's move to shutter the British Parliament from Sept. 9 through mid-October leaves little space to head off a no-deal exit.
