Romanian sex workers are reporting that they're being harassed and threatened with arrest and deportation by police, says the London Collective of Prostitutes. The group has published a pamphlet titled,"Sex workers are getting screwed by Brexit."
A British parliamentary committee investigating "fake news" and suspected foreign interference in politics said Tuesday it has asked Facebook for details on Russian-linked ads used during the Brexit vote and June's general election.
"Brainwashed." That's how Darren Grimes describes many Britons of his age group who voted to remain in the EU. Grimes, who runs a website touting the benefits of Brexit, says Britain will be much better off on its own.
Ali Smith’s new book “Autumn” is being heralded as the first great post-Brexit novel. Kurt talks with her about politics, art, and the very nature of time.
A breakup upon a breakup? Scotland this week said it's planning to hold another independence referendum, and that's tripping up Prime Minister Theresa May, as she prepares to trigger Britain's own divorce from the European Union.
Finance minister Philip Hammond said Sunday that Britain would "do whatever we need to do" to be competitive if the country left the European Union without concluding a trade agreement.
All of Britain is on edge waiting to see what happens in the EU referendum on Thursday. Could "Brexit" really happen? And if so, what does it mean for an estimated 1.2 million British citizens currently living in other European countries?
One of the big unresolved questions around the referendum is what would happen in Northern Ireland in the event of a Brexit. A new frontier would be created between the EU and the UK, but what would this actually mean?
If Britain does move to quit a united Europe, it won't be the first time. That dubious honor goes to the Roman province of Britannia in 286 A.D., which broke away from Roman control and set up its own empire, which lasted a decade.
Trump arrived in his ancestral homeland Scotland to find a nation either hostile or too consumed with its decision on European Union membership to care.
A visual guide to geographic and demographic divisions in Britain's vote against the European Union — and how that decision has roiled the world's markets.
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Global Politics
Why Americans should care about the UK Brexit vote
The Conversation
June 20, 2016
A vote to leave the European Union may make Britain a less-valuable US ally and have American businesses questioning their investments in the UK.
Global Politics
Will the murder of an idealistic, young British MP swing the EU membership vote?
PRI's The World
June 20, 2016
If voters choose to depart from the EU, Britain will take a "leap into the unknown."
Economics
Brits who live in other EU countries face uncertainty as the Brexit vote looms
PRI's The World
June 22, 2016
Updated
All of Britain is on edge waiting to see what happens in the EU referendum on Thursday. Could "Brexit" really happen? And if so, what does it mean for an estimated 1.2 million British citizens currently living in other European countries?
Business
Should the UK leave Europe? There's a curry angle.
The Takeaway
June 22, 2016
Backers of the UK's "Brexit" are hoping to drum up support by using its national dish. It's all about the number of curry chefs and EU rules.
Global Politics
What will happen on the Irish border if Britain votes to leave the EU?
PRI's The World
June 22, 2016
One of the big unresolved questions around the referendum is what would happen in Northern Ireland in the event of a Brexit. A new frontier would be created between the EU and the UK, but what would this actually mean?
Global Politics
Britain’s first ‘Brexit’: 286 A.D. It didn't last long.
PRI's The World
June 23, 2016
Updated
If Britain does move to quit a united Europe, it won't be the first time. That dubious honor goes to the Roman province of Britannia in 286 A.D., which broke away from Roman control and set up its own empire, which lasted a decade.
Business
In Scotland, Trump faces Brexit, protests and a Mexican flag
GlobalPost
June 23, 2016
Updated
Trump arrived in his ancestral homeland Scotland to find a nation either hostile or too consumed with its decision on European Union membership to care.
Economics
Explainer: The Brexit aftermath, in charts
PRI's The World
June 24, 2016
Updated
A visual guide to geographic and demographic divisions in Britain's vote against the European Union — and how that decision has roiled the world's markets.
Economics
When the EU was cool
PRI's The World
June 24, 2016
Twenty years ago, he had all the Euro answers. Today, after Brexit, it's a different story.
Global Politics
How the Brexit campaign used refugees to scare voters
GlobalPost
June 24, 2016
The team behind Brexit knew how to play to nationalist fears of "the other," summed up in one anti-refugee poster.