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In today’s newsletter: details on the dreadful news of the Guardian contributor and Indigenous activist missing in Brazil, and more on the resignation of Lord Geidt

LONDON — The European Union is restarting legal proceedings against the U.K. as Brussels prepares for a drawn-out fight over London’s move to override part of the Brexit deal.

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss unveiled on Monday plans to override some post-Brexit rules for Northern Ireland on the grounds that they create unacceptable barriers with the rest of the UK. But Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government was warned about such problems after striking his very own 2019 Brexit deal,…

Here is our guide to the legislation and what to look out for as the deepening political row develops

Boris Johnson risks reopening divisions that tore his Conservative Party apart in 2019, with his government set to propose a law that would let U.K. ministers override parts of the Brexit deal he signed with the European Union.

The phone call that Boris Johnson was bracing for finally came as he was preparing for the Platinum Jubilee finale on June 5. Conservative Party grandee Graham Brady confirmed that more than 15% of the prime minister’s own MPs had submitted letters of no-confidence. A vote on his future was…

The loose-cannon culture secretary said the quiet bits out loud in a week of Conservative pantomime

Man convicted of making racist death threat to Labour politician stood for Conservatives 12 times in Leeds

When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote this week, at least one other world leader shared his relief. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was "great news" that "we have not lost a very important ally." It was a welcome boost for a British leader who divides…

Labour MP says Tory party has ‘serious questions’ to answer

Boris Johnson is keen to move on from the confidence vote that, while showing a victory on paper for him, reveals an extremely divided Conservative Party.