In a speech in Manchester where he pledged new investment in Leave-voting areas, Johnson promised to step up negotiations on post-Brexit trade deals
		
	 
	
		
		My mum Winnie, who lives in Belfast, worries that the evil fop will cut benefits, mess with the border and restart an Irish war. So do I
		
	 
	
		
		The Conservative premier’s turbulent time in office was swamped and ultimately sunk by her legacy-defining battle to secure a Brexit divorce deal
		
	 
	
		
		Here are some of the most contentious episodes in the life of the 55-year-old former foreign secretary and London mayor
		
	 
	
		
		The result will be announced on Tuesday
		
	 
	
		
		‘I think it’s safe to say the world is experiencing a leadership crisis’
		
	 
	
		
		Accusations of racism continue to be directed towards the UK following an inquiry concerning denials of visit visas for African applicants
		
	 
	
		
		In a country where spirituality and faith play such an important role, the rational argument will not convince
		
	 
	
		
		London has been scrambling to stem the damage caused by the weekend release of confidential telegrams
		
	 
	
		
		US President Trump warned on Monday that Iran is "playing with fire" after Tehran said it exceeded a limit on enriched uranium reserves
		
	 
	
		
		By labelling China as a colonial threat, Zambian historian Sishuwa Sishuwa is helping its enemies
		
	 
	
		
		The Indian Ocean archipelago has been at the center of a decades-long dispute over Britain’s decision to separate it from Mauritius in 1965
		
	 
	
		
		The embattled leader on Tuesday promised to give lawmakers a vote on holding a second Brexit referendum
		
	 
	
		
		The Indian Ocean archipelago has been at the centre of a decades-long dispute over Britain’s decision to separate it from Mauritius in 1965
		
	 
	
		
		US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tightened the screws further on Iran with sanctions on its mining industry
		
	 
	
		
		With less than six weeks until Brexit day, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has agreed to meet May once again
		
	 
	
		
		Businesses and governments are on edge because Britain is just weeks away from its scheduled departure from the European project
		
	 
	
		
		Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May returned to Brussels on Thursday for a showdown with EU leaders
		
	 
	
		
		Brussels is now waiting for May to formally request renewed talks
		
	 
	
		
		Theresa May conceded the divorce terms she struck with the EU had been roundly rejected, but vowed to work to find an alternative
		
	 
	
		
		May suffered the largest government defeat in modern British history when the House of Commons rejected the withdrawal agreement struck late last year
		
	 
	
		
		Here are the milestones on Britain’s rocky road out of the European Union after 46 years
		
	 
	
		
		Parliament is to finally vote on Tuesday on whether to support or vote against the agreement
		
	 
	
		
		British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Monday tabled a non-binding no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May
		
	 
	
		
		Sterling has accused British newspapers of helping to ‘fuel racism’ with the way they portray young black footballers
		
	 
	
		
		The internal struggles of the Oxford-educated daughter of a vicar reflect those tearing apart her island nation before its March divorce from the EU
		
	 
	
		
		May is facing opposition on all sides of the House of Commons to the withdrawal agreement she struck with the European Union last month
		
	 
	
		
		Britain has ramped up its economic growth outlook for next year, when the country will exit the European Union
		
	 
	
		
		From tech tycoons to media giants, a host of Western companies are now distancing themselves from the Gulf state
		
	 
	
		
		After pitching her Brexit plan to the other EU leaders, British PM Theresa May will leave them to discuss their next steps without her on Thursday
		
	 
	
		
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		Hyper-cartels now determine the global market, feeding the few and starving the many