Garret Martin, American University School of International Service On Jan. 31, 2020, the United Kingdom formally ceases to be a member of the European Union, 1,317 days after citizens of the U.K. narrowly voted to do so in their Brexit referendum. So what happens now? Does it mean the U.K. and EU are officially divorced?…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Gabrielle Okun A British member of parliament urged Prime Minister Theresa May to hurry up the Brexit process Wednesday. “Just get on and leave the EU!” John Bone said at Parliament, urging May to tell the House of Commons she will make the exit process her priority in reflection of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White British Prime Minister Theresa May is receiving considerable pressure to give climate skeptic Nigel Farage a crucial role in negotiating the country’s exit from the European Union, according to a report. Members in the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) have told May, who received a shellacking in the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage warned Friday that a second Brexit referendum could happen if Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party gets to form a government. Prime Minister Theresa May called the snap election to strengthen her government and secure a good Brexit deal with the European…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage of Brexit fame is a person of interest in the FBI’s investigation into Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 presidential campaign, The Guardian reports. “Farage has not been accused of wrongdoing and is not a suspect or a target of the US…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Following his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), former leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) and leader of the #Brexit movement Nigel Farage told reporters that the election of President Donald Trump was “bigger” than the UK’s vote to leave the European Union. Transcript: Reporter: #Brexit…
Nigel Farage, a British politician, proposed a solution that’ll fund President Donald Trump’s “impassable physical barrier” on the US/Mexico border.
Prominent Brexit Leader Speaks out on American Presidential Election Candidates A week ago most Americans were still unaware of Nigel Farage, the man thats spent a quarter century fighting against the EU. Yet now after the “Leave” campaign’s surprising electoral success in last week’s British referendum, he’s caught their attention and is now weighing in…
United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage, now famous for successfully leading the Leave campaign in the Brexit vote, once referred to U.S. Senator Rand Paul as his political soulmate after meeting him on a 2014 trip to the states. In a 2015 piece published on The Telegraph‘s website, Farage noted the similarities between…
Guy Bentley Leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party Nigel Farage is accusing the European Union of moving towards a Soviet-style government. In a fiery speech delivered in the European Parliament, Farage lamented the ousting of European leaders such as Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi and Greece’s George Papandreou under E.U. pressure in 2011. Referring to the E.U.’s…