Britain's parliament finally approved Brexit on Thursday, allowing it to become the first country to leave the European Union by the end of this month, ending years of arguments that toppled two governments and divided a nation.

Finally, British lawmakers approve historic Brexit deal

After years of angry arguments that toppled two governments, Britain's parliament Thursday will finally approve the terms of Brexit, clearing the divided country's exit from the European Union on January 31.

After years of arguments, British MPs set to finally seal Brexit deal

The European Union on Friday said that Brexit is ready for the trade deal with Britain but not at "any price", hours after Boris Johnson secured a sweeping victory in UK general election.

Ready for Brexit trade deal but not 'at any price': European Union

The mantra of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party during the national election campaign was aimed at harnessing voter frustration at a parliamentary logjam over Britain’s exit from the European Union.

How Boris Johnson's election gamble paid off

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reluctantly wrote to Brussels late Saturday asking for a Brexit extension after MPs voted to force him into seeking a delay beyond October 31.

British PM Boris Johnson sends unsigned letter seeking Brexit delay

UK PM Boris Johnson will send a letter to EU asking for Brexit Delay.

Is a Brexit Delay Inevitable?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday he would "rather be dead in a ditch" than delay Brexit beyond next month, as he urged opposition lawmakers who oppose his plan to support an early election.

'I'd rather be dead in a ditch' than delay Brexit: British PM Boris Johnson

The contest to replace Theresa May as Britain's next leader formally got underway on Monday, with frontrunner Boris Johnson facing criticism from Paris over his Brexit plan and a key rival struggling to throw off a drugs scandal.

Drugs and Brexit: Race to replace United Kingdom's May under way

The race to become Britain's next premier opened in earnest Saturday with an array of hopefuls promising to succeed where Theresa May failed and finally pull the divided country out of the EU.

UK leadership hopefuls vow to succeed where Theresa May failed on Brexit

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt declined to say on Monday whether he would run for Prime Minister Theresa May's job, adding that the focus had to be on delivering Brexit.

Is Britain's Hunt going for PM May's job?, 'We have to see what happens', he says

Britain's tumultuous divorce from the European Union was again in disarray on Friday as the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch cross-party talks were dead in the twilight of Prime Minister Theresa May's premiership.

'Talks gone as far as they can,' Jeremy Corbyn writes to Theresa May as Labour party pulls plug on Brexit compromise talks

The battle among leading Conservatives to replace Theresa May as prime minister threatens to derail talks with the opposition Labour Party and the bid to find a Brexit compromise, Labour's John McDonnell said.

Fight to replace PM May complicating Brexit talks: Labour party's McDonnell

European leaders gathered in Brussels on Wednesday to decide how long a Brexit delay to grant British Prime Minister Theresa May -- and under what conditions. Without a postponement, Britain is due to crash out of the European Union at midnight on Friday under a "no-deal" Brexit that could trigger economic chaos.

EU leaders meet to decide another Brexit delay

The chairman of European Union leaders Donald Tusk is likely to offer Britain a flexible extension of the date of the country's exit from the EU of up to one year, with the possibility of leaving sooner, a senior EU official said.

European Union's Tusk considering 'flexible' Brexit extension up to one year: Senior official

EU leaders still want to avoid the chaos of a "no deal" Brexit, but concern is rising that giving Britain a long delay poses risks of its own and would solve little.

Brussels increasingly wary of long Brexit delay

A group of British lawmakers said on Tuesday they would try to pass a law which would force Prime Minister Theresa May to seek a delay to Britain's departure from the European Union and thus prevent a chaotic no-deal Brexit on April 12.

British MPs to try to force PM May to ask for another Brexit delay

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said the EU is "running out" of patience with Britain over Brexit. The United Kingdom is in crisis after lawmakers three times rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's proposed divorce deal, and now risks crashing out of the bloc in under two weeks.

EU president Juncker says bloc is 'running out of patience' with UK over Brexit

European Union leaders have given Prime Minister Theresa May a two-week reprieve before Britain could leave the bloc without an exit deal if she fails to win parliament's backing for her agreement with Brussels.

Here is what is due to happen next in Brexit

Germany is prepared to agree to Britain's request for a postponement of Brexit if the parliament in London backs British Prime Minister Theresa May's exit deal, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday (March 21).

Berlin can agree to Brexit delay if British Parliament backs May's deal: Merkel

European Union leaders have not yet received a letter from British Prime Minister Theresa May requesting Brexit be postponed, an official said Wednesday, on the eve of their summit.

European Union still waiting for Brexit delay request

Britain's Parliament votes to delay Brexit deal

The British parliament was due to vote on Thursday on seeking a last-minute Brexit delay, while Prime Minister Theresa May piled renewed pressure on reluctant lawmakers to back her EU divorce deal at the third time of asking.

Third vote in 3rd day: UK parliament to vote today on delaying Brexit

Prime Minister Theresa May stepped up her warnings on Monday that delaying Brexit was no way to solve the impasse in parliament over Britain's departure from the European Union, saying a timely exit was "within our grasp".

Brexit delay will not solve impasse over deal: PM Theresa May warns

Top Brexit campaigner Michael Gove said he did not expect Britian to trigger article 50, the mechanism for leaving the EU, this year

Cameron's potential successors push for Brexit delay

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