List of Britain articles
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Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn walk through the House of Commons towards the House of Lords in London on June 21, 2017. (Kristy Wigglesworth/AFP/Getty Images) There’s Officially Nobody in Charge of Britain
The United Kingdom is facing a generational crisis and adults are nowhere to be found in Parliament.
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A demonstration featuring a papier-mâché Theresa May head outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Jan. 15. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images) A Very British Thrashing
Parliament stomps on May's Brexit dreams.
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A British protester stands in Parliament Square in Westminster, London, on Jan. 14.(Richard Baker / In Pictures/Getty Images) What to Read on Brexit
Ten things to read or listen to before the British Parliament votes on Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed plan to leave the European Union.
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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May returns to 10 Downing Street in central London after making a statement following the announcement of a draft deal on post-Brexit trade ties with the EU on Nov. 22. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images) Drama on Downing Street
Five Reads: The best Foreign Policy stories of 2018 on Brexit.
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A cartoon by David Low for the Evening Standard, originally published on June 18, 1940, just after the fall of France. Clap Your Hands If You Believe in Brexit
Leavers cling to dangerous myths about the innate greatness of the British.
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Prime Minister Theresa May s greeted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at a ceremonial welcome for King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands in London on Oct. 23, 2018. (Matt Dunham/AFP/Getty Images) Brexit Is Destroying Britain’s Constitution
Whatever the outcome, Brexit has triggered an irreversible collapse of Britain's political, legal, and social order.
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A man protests against Brexit outside the Houses of Parliament in London on July 5. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) The Brexit Rubik’s Cube
On the podcast: Inside the British campaign for a second vote on leaving Europe.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement outside Number 10 Downing Street on Dec. 12, 2018 in London, England. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images) Dead May Walking
The British prime minister survived a no-confidence vote, but solved none of her problems.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement in Downing Street on Dec 12 (Leon Neal/Getty Images) British Leader Faces Down Rebellion in Her Conservative Party
But Theresa May’s path to Brexit remains uncertain.
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Pro Brexit protesters demonstrate with placards outside the Houses of Parliament, Westminster on December 10, 2018 in London, England. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images) No Brexit, No Exit From Brexit, and Nobody’s in Charge
The United Kingdom is in a mess of its own creation, and there's no way out.
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Cambridge University students float down the River Cam in cardboard boats, part of the annual traditions to celebrate the end of exams, in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, on Jun. 17. (Joe Giddens/PA Images/Getty Images) The Brexit-Fueled Death of the British University
For centuries, British schools were the envy of the world. Now they’re scrambling to stay alive.
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Demonstrators for and against Brexit protest opposite the Houses of Parliament in London on December 5, 2018. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) Brexit Is Falling Apart — Slowly
Decisions in Europe and the U.K. make their separation less likely.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May at the annual Confederation of British Industry conference in central London on Nov 19. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images) Divorced, But Still Living Together
How Theresa May’s deal with Brussels would keep Britain in the European Union in all but name.
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Conservative member of Parliament Jacob Rees-Mogg speaks to the media after submitting a letter of no confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May on November 15, 2018 in London. Will the Tories Sacrifice Theresa May to Survive?
Britain’s prime minister is fighting a three-front battle to save her Brexit deal. Most of the party claims to support her, but the prospect of losing power to Jeremy Corbyn might motivate Conservatives to replace their leader.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on November 16, 2018. The Brexit Deal Won’t Destroy Britain
Theresa May’s proposed deal with the European Union won’t put Jeremy Corbyn in power, but it might cost the prime minister her job.
