Britain's business minister on Thursday warned that the prospect of crashing out of the European Union without an agreement would be "disastrous" for the country, as fractious MPs prepare to vote on a contentious Brexit deal.

No-deal Brexit would be disastrous: UK minister

British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered an early defeat to her Brexit plans on Wednesday, when lawmakers demanded the government come up with a plan B within days if she loses a vote on her deal to leave the European Union.

UK PM Theresa May suffers early defeat as Brexit debate restarts in Parliament

British MPs on Wednesday begin five days of debate ahead of a historic delayed vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, a day after giving her a stinging blow aimed at preventing the country from crashing out of the EU with no agreement.

British MPs begin 5 days of debate before vote on Brexit deal

British MPs will vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's EU withdrawal deal on January 15, the government said Tuesday while denying growing speculation it might seek to delay Brexit if the agreement is rejected.

UK Brexit vote set for January 15 amid talk of delay

Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday that Britain would be in uncharted territory if her Brexit deal is rejected by parliament later this month, despite little sign that she has won over sceptical lawmakers.

PM May says if Brexit deal is rejected, UK will be in uncharted territory

Trump visited Britain in July and although it was not a formal state visit after wide public protests, he met Queen Elizabeth.

Donald Trump may visit UK after Brexit: Envoy

Liam Fox warned colleagues planning on voting against May that her plan was the only way to be '100 per cent certain' that Britain would leave.

Brexit '50-50' if May's deal voted down: Senior British minister

Pakistan and the UK on Thursday signed a prisoner transfer agreement, allowing foreign inmates in both countries to serve their sentences closer to home. The UK-Pakistan Prisoner Transfer Agreement was signed by British High Commissioner Thomas Drew and Pakistan Interior Secretary Azam Suleman Khan in Islamabad.

Pakistan, UK sign prisoner transfer agreement

British Prime Minister Theresa May has cut her Cabinet's Christmas break short to prepare for Brexit as the March 2019 deadline nears. Her senior ministers will reconvene for a Cabinet meeting on January 2, five days before the rest of the UK Parliament returns from Christmas recess, to begin preparations for all eventualities including a chaotic no-deal Brexit.

UK PM May cuts Christmas break short to prepare for Brexit

Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was allegedly poisoned by a nerve agent in Britain. Sixty-six-year-old Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious on a public bench in the southern English city of Salisbury on March 4.

Poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter divided international community

The British government could tell citizens to change their diets if importing food from the European Union becomes difficult under a no-deal Brexit, a report said Friday.

Britons could face diet change under hard Brexit: Report

British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn faced calls to apologise on Wednesday after being accused of muttering "stupid woman" at Prime Minister Theresa May during a heated exchange over her delaying tactics on Brexit.

UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn allegedly calls PM Theresa May 'stupid woman' 

The makers of Scotch Whisky, Britain biggest food and drink export, said on Wednesday it was imperative that lawmakers work quickly to avoid crashing out of the European Union without a deal.

Scotch whisky makers tell UK politicians: Avoid no-deal Brexit

UK Prime Minister Theresa May on December 12 survived a confidence vote over Brexit deal by her own MPs, but lost the support of her colleagues. This was the latest controversy to have hit the British government after the country's shock decision to exit the European Union (EU), popularly known as Brexit.

How Brexit saga unfolded in 2018

British ministers agreed Tuesday to make no-deal Brexit planning "an operational priority" amid continued opposition to Prime Minister Theresa's May draft divorce deal, just 14 weeks before the country leaves the EU.

UK puts 3,500 soldiers on standby for no-deal Brexit

British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Monday tabled a non-binding no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May after she told MPs they will only get a delayed vote on her Brexit deal in the new year.

UK opposition Jeremy Corbyn launches parliamentary confidence vote against PM May

Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday warned MPs against supporting a second Brexit referendum, as calls mounted for a public vote to break the political impasse over the deal she has struck with the EU.

As calls mount, UK PM May warns MPs against second Brexit referendum

Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday will warn MPs against supporting a second referendum, saying it would do "irreparable damage" to British politics. "Let us not break faith with the British people by trying to stage another referendum," she is expected to tell parliament, according to extracts from her speech released by Downing Street.

UK PM May to warn against 'damage' of second Brexit vote

As Britain's divorce from the European Union stumbles ahead, hardliners pushing for a full break are finding support in one foreign capital -- Washington. Prime Minister Theresa May, who is barely holding on to power at home, found a frosty reception on her latest mission to Brussels as she struggles to sell Brexit on her terms.

As Brexit muddles along, Trump roots for a full break

An extraordinary public row broke out Sunday between British Prime Minister Theresa May and former Labour party leader Tony Blair over her Brexit deal. May accused Blair of insulting voters and trying to undermine her government with calls for a second referendum to break the political deadlock over the divorce deal she struck with the EU.

Britain's May clashes with Blair over Brexit

Britain's exit from the European Union was heading for an impasse, one senior minister said on Saturday, after a week in which Prime Minister Theresa May failed to win EU assurances on her deal and pulled a vote because UK lawmakers would defeat it.

British minister warns Brexit is stuck as no-deal or referendum loom

Foreign Secretary c said on Saturday that the British parliament could back Prime Minister Theresa May's deal if lawmakers received assurances from the European Union, but warned that a no deal Brexit was still on the table.

Britain's Hunt says version of PM May's deal can get through parliament

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday denied reports that bloc leaders refused her plea for reassurances on her Brexit plan and added that Britain and the European Union would hold more talks on Brexit in the coming days.

Theresa May says further Brexit talks with EU in coming days

EU leaders rejected a plea by Theresa May on Thursday to help her sell her Brexit deal to parliament, warning she must set out exactly what she wants -- and announcing they would step up contingency plans in case the deal collapses.

EU leaders reject PM Theresa May's plea over Brexit deal

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