UK"s May demands new deal from EU on Irish border backstop

The British Parliament on Tuesday passed an amendment to rule out a no-deal or hard Brexit, as well as an amendment to replace the Irish backstop proposal w.....»»

Update 2:  In a major win for May,  the Commons has voted 317-301 in favor of the Brady amendment seeking to remove the most controversial part of the Brexit deal with the EU: The infamous 'Irish Backstop.....»»

PM May is moving away from renegotiating the Irish Backstop. Her tactics may get the original deal over the line. GBP/USD may rise if a hard-Brexit is avoided, not only delayed. read more.....»»

If no deal is reached by Feb. 27, members of Parliament could take control of the process. Prime Minister Theresa May is making a last-ditch attempt to save her Brexit deal and prevent Parliament seizing control o.....»»

Irish drivers have been warned they will need a special insurance document to cross the currently invisible border to Northern Ireland after next month if the U.K. leaves the European Union without a deal......»»

Officials have struggled to respond to the surge of migrants, and this financial reshuffling is part of the White House's attempt to mitigate it. A Border Patro.....»»

The number of unaccompanied migrant children detained at the US South.....»»

Keeping the land border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland free of any visible checkpoints is a key plank of the Brexit accord between the European Union and U.K. An agreement, known as the Northern Ireland Protocol, aims to d.....»»

Liam McBurney/PA Images via Getty Images Boris Johnson's government .....»»

LuxLiving is proposing a 300-unit development near the Soulard and Kosciusko border......»»

‘The lack of an all-island response has rattled communities on both sides of the Irish border.’.....»»

Investment management giant Apollo reportedly wants to pull out of its deal to backstop a refinancing of EP Energy, an oil and gas producer that filed for bankruptcy last October......»»

‘The lack of an all-island response has rattled communities on both sides of the Irish border.’.....»»

Britain on Monday unveiled its mandate for trade talks with the United States, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowing to drive a hard bargain in negotiations that are set to test the two allies' "special relationship"......»»

The European Union wants an ambitious future partnership with Britain, including zero tariffs and quotas, but will demand commitments to ensure open and fair competition, according to the EU's draft mandate for negotiations released on Monday......»»

U.S. drugmaker AbbVie's $63 billion tie-up with Allergan is getting help from Nestle and AstraZeneca buying up products the Irish-domiciled company is shedding to placate regulators......»»

France and the United States agreed on Thursday how to press ahead with a global rewrite of cross-border tax rules for the digital era, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said. Francesca Lynagh reports......»»

European buyout fund Eurazeo has hired Citigroup and Evercore to prepare the sale of its payments business Planet in a deal that could value the Irish firm at up to 2 billion euros ($2.22 billion), three sources told Reuters......»»

Former Barclays chief executive John Varley first suggested the bank could use a side deal to satisfy Qatar's demands for extra cash in return for rescue funding for the bank during the 2008 credit crisis, a London court heard on Tuesday......»»

A NAFTA replacement could be signed into law early this year. Here's how a new trade deal could impact Texas, which accounts for 19% of all U.S. exports and has many business relationships with Mexico......»»