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Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AFP)

Hard Brexit undemocratic

The extreme cynicism seen in such manoeuvring of a pillar of British democracy as its Parliament and its unwritten...

1 Sept 2019 12:22 AM IST

Red, white and blue lights illuminate 10 Downing Street, the official residence of Britains prime minister, in central London on January 31, 2020, after Britain left the European Union at 2300GMT. Brexit supporters gathered outside parliament to cheer Britains departure from the European Union following three years of epic political drama.(AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Had UK Home Secy been in post in 60s, she wouldn't be...

Patel suggested immigrants who attempt to cross the English Channel to land illegally in Britain, should be transported...

3 Oct 2020 7:00 AM IST

A motorcyclist rides on a deserted street in Paris on December 15, 2020, as a new 8:00 pm-6:00am curfew is implemented in France to avoid a third wave of coronavirus infections. The curfew will be waived for Christmas Eve in order to allow families to travel to celebrate together but it will be kept in place for New Years Eve. (MARTIN BUREAU / AFP)

Kishwar Desai | End in sight to Brexit limbo; Xmas lockdown a big...

Between A for anxiety, B for Brexit and C for Coronavirus, we may need a new alphabet and a new language to express our...

21 Dec 2020 9:04 AM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Boris' fumbling holds lessons for the world

While British waters are much richer in fish than the seas surrounding Europe, British trawlers make their money selling...

10 Dec 2020 12:05 AM IST

Britain bids farewell to EU, hails new start

Britain becomes the first country to leave the 28-member bloc

31 Jan 2020 1:46 PM IST

Britains royal family draws fans around the world, eagerly following special occasions, their outings, and in the cases of Kate and Meghan, their outfits. (Photo: Instagram @kensingtonroyal)

Brexit is past: We are now divided by Megxit

People are totally divided over whether Meghan is an angel or a devil.

20 Jan 2020 1:59 AM IST

Red, white and blue lights illuminate 10 Downing Street, the official residence of Britains prime minister, in central London on January 31, 2020, after Britain left the European Union at 2300GMT. Brexit supporters gathered outside parliament to cheer Britains departure from the European Union following three years of epic political drama.(AFP)

Finally, Britain makes historic exit from EU

Celebrations and tears as a divided and uncertain nation sets out to cut its own path in the world

1 Feb 2020 7:31 AM IST

n this file photo taken on March 7, 2020 Britains prime minister Boris Johnson (left) with his partner Carrie Symonds attend the Six Nations international rugby union match between England and Wales at the Twickenham in west London. Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have named their son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson in a tribute to their grandfathers and the doctors who helped save the prime ministers life. (AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy: Won't Boris be on paternal leave after weeks off for...

Boris is entitled to paternal leave of absence from his job

3 May 2020 3:47 PM IST

The sense of freedom was palpable in the UK in mid-September. Representational Image. (AFP)

Ranjona Banerji | It's like 1980s redux as UK feels Brexit pain

The stranglehold of the pandemic was such that all societies now strain at the leash for freedom

24 Oct 2021 3:42 AM IST

The shortages, Prime Minister BoJo has already proclaimed, will force industry and haulage companies to pay higher wages which will then turn the UK into a contemporary superpower. Representational Image. (AP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Brexit's effects hit UK harder: Gig' workers bear the...

The ships' departure will lead to the imports not reaching industries and consumer goods not reaching the shelves of...

18 Oct 2021 1:08 AM IST

In this file photo taken on October 17, 2018 Students hold up Sinn Fein anti-Brexit placards during a rally against Brexit and any hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland outside Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Photo: AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Brexit triggers panic buying: Can this Angela rescue...

There has been 'panic buying' over Christmas gifts as well

14 Oct 2021 7:45 AM IST

The shortage of fuel to vehicles is not the only acute crisis that Britain is suffering. (AFP Photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | I told you so UK fuel crisis shows fears on Brexit...

No, gentle reader, the supply of fuel had not been curtailed by the oil-fields of the world being flooded by...

2 Oct 2021 1:45 AM IST