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Jeremy Corbyn said people should "see what happens" on Tuesday, when Theresa May's Withdrawal Agreement is put to a vote

Corbyn: May will face confidence motion in govt 'soon'

British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a vote of no confidence in her government "soon", Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has warned.

Brexit • 13 Jan 19

Corbyn has been reluctant to support a second referendum, or 'People's Vote', on Brexit

Corbyn says he would push ahead with Brexit if elected

British labour Jeremy Corbyn has said he would push ahead with Brexit and seek to renegotiate the terms if he won a snap election next year, in a blow to party supporters who want a second referendum.

Brexit • 22 Dec 18

Anti-Brexit protesters have been holding demonstrations outside the Houses of Parliament

British army troops on standby over no-deal Brexit

The British government has said that 3,500 armed forces personnel are being kept ready to support it with its contingency plans as part of preparations for a no-deal Brexit.

Brexit • 18 Dec 18

British MPs will hold a crucial vote on 11 December to approve or reject the Brexit deal

May says Brexit deal delivers for 'whole UK family'

British Prime Minister Theresa May has told the House of Commons that she has secured a Brexit deal which "delivers for the British people" and warned that rejecting it would put the UK on the path to division and uncertainty.

Brexit • 26 Nov 18

Boris Johnson urged the government to ditch the Chequers plan

Johnson attacks May's Brexit strategy in article

Boris Johnson has issued a blistering attack on British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy just days before the Conservative Party conference.

Brexit • 27 Sep 18

Jeremy Corbyn said he would still prefer to force a general election by defeating Theresa May's Brexit plan in the Commons

Corbyn says he would support second Brexit referendum

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he will back a second Brexit referendum if it is supported by a conference of his party.

Brexit • 23 Sep 18

Jeremy Corbyn gave the four-fingered Rabbi'ah sign on a recent visit to Finsbury Park mosque

Corbyn was 'backing democracy campaigners' with salute

Jeremy Corbyn was showing support for pro-democracy campaigners killed by Egyptian security forces when he used a four-fingered salute during a visit to a mosque, a spokesman for the UK Labour party has said.

UK • 15 Aug 18

Jeremy Corbyn inspects the border at Lifford

NI needs a voice at Brexit table, Corbyn says

Northern Ireland needs a voice at the Brexit talks table, Jeremy Corbyn has said.

Brexit • 25 May 18

'We are standing at a potential crossroads,' Jeremy Corbyn said

Northern Ireland at 'potential crossroads', Corbyn says

Northern Ireland stands at a "potential crossroads", according to the leader of the British Labour Party.

Brexit • 24 May 18

Theresa May and Leo Varadkar discussed Brexit and the EU's draft withdrawal agreement

Varadkar, May in Brexit phonecall after Corbyn remarks

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke by phone this evening to discuss Brexit and the EU's draft withdrawal agreement, which is due to be published this week.

Brexit • 26 Feb 18

Ian Blackford has called for cross-party cooperation

SNP urges Corbyn to help keep UK in single market

Jeremy Corbyn is facing calls for Labour to combine with other opposition parties to keep Britain in the EU single market and the customs union.

Brexit • 28 Dec 17

Carl Sargeant was suspended by the Labour Party last week, after a number of alleged incidents with women came to light

Suspended Welsh politician found dead in home

A Welsh politician who was sacked from his Welsh Government role and suspended from the Labour Party over allegations about his personal conduct has been found dead.

News • 07 Nov 17

A prominent Labour backbencher has criticised Jeremy Corbyn for promoting Kelvin Hopkins

Corbyn criticised over MP promotion after allegations

The leader of Britain's Labour Party has been criticised by a prominent Labour backbencher for promoting Kelvin Hopkins to the shadow cabinet last year after a young activist had raised allegations about his behaviour with the party.

UK • 03 Nov 17

Jeremy Corbyn was speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show

Corbyn resists pressure for post-Brexit single market

British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is resisting pressure from Labour MPs to commit the party to keeping the UK in the EU single market after Brexit.

Brexit • 25 Sep 17

Jeremey Corbyn trailed Theresa May by 11 points before the election

More voters would prefer Corbyn as PM, poll finds

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has overtaken Theresa May for the first time on the question of who British voters think would make the best prime minister, a poll suggests.

UK Election 2017 • 23 Jun 17

Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party won 262 seats in the election, up from 232 seats secured in the 2015 election

British PM warned to re-think Brexit strategy

British Prime Minister Theresa May has been warned she will have to re-think her Brexit negotiating strategy following her humiliation at the ballot box.

UK Election 2017 • 11 Jun 17

Jeremy Corbyn outside his home in London this morning

Story of the campaign: Corbyn's victory of sorts

Jeremy Corbyn and Labour were written off by most observers when Theresa May called the snap election with most expecting the British prime minister's big gamble to pay out handsomely with a massive House of Commons majority for the Conservatives.

UK Election 2017 • 09 Jun 17

Jeremy Corbyn, Michelle Gildernew, Vince Cable, Alex Salmond, Nick Clegg and Angus Robertson (L to R)

UK Election: The winners and losers

It would not be an election without some significant winners and losers, and this year's General Election in the UK has been no different.

UK Election 2017 • 09 Jun 17

Theresa May in London's Smithfield meat market this morning on the final day of campaigning for tomorrow's general election

UK party leaders make final bid to win votes

Leaders of Britain's biggest parties criss-crossed the country today in a whirlwind last-minute bid for votes ahead of tomorrow's general election.

UK Election 2017 • 07 Jun 17

Opinion polls have shown a wide range of estimates of support for the two main political parties

Polls paint different pictures ahead of UK vote

British Prime Minister Theresa May looks on course to increase her parliamentary majority in Thursday's election, an opinion poll showed today, shortly after another survey suggested the race with the opposition Labour Party was neck and neck.

UK Election 2017 • 06 Jun 17

Jeremy Corbyn launched his party's policy on childcare

Corbyn unable to recall cost of childcare reform

British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was unable to say how much his plans to reform childcare would cost as he launched the policy, attracting strong criticism from rivals.

UK Election 2017 • 31 May 17

Jeremy Corbyn has said he will stay on as Labour leader regardless

Fiona Mitchell: Labour's day of reckoning

RTÉ's London Correspondent on the state of flux within the British Labour Party ahead of next month's general election

Jeremy Corbyn • 11 May 17

Jeremy Corbyn poses with a supporter on the campaign trail

Corbyn plans to stay Labour leader however vote goes

Jeremy Corbyn has suggested he will remain as Labour leader even if he fails to gain power in next month's general election in Britain.

UK Election 2017 • 08 May 17

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was addressing an audience of activists in London

Corbyn rules out backing referendum on Brexit deal

British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out backing a second referendum on a final Brexit deal after suggestions his party could include the policy in their general election manifesto.

UK Election 2017 • 20 Apr 17

Dan Mulhall said the issue of customs would be complex

Ambassador notes border complications over Brexit

Ireland's Ambassador to the UK has said that achieving a "seamless and frictionless" border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland post-Brexit will not be straightforward.

News • 08 Feb 17