Political tensions heat up in U.K. as Brexit deadline nears

03/28/2019 By Colleen Hammond | Staff Columnist In the summer of 2016, former United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron proposed a referendum to leave the European Union. By an exceedingly narrow margin, the people voted to remove themselves from the EU. Thus began the downward spiral of failed bureaucratic deliberations and political polarization. While Parliament assured citizens three years would be enough time to properly … Continue reading Political tensions heat up in U.K. as Brexit deadline nears

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A message for Brussels: Let it go

By Leah Devorak | Layout Editor The United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union will only have disastrous consequences if EU leadership refuses to let the U.K. go without a fight. In what is now known as the Brexit, on June 23, the U.K. voted in a non-legally binding referendum to withdraw from the European Union and once again become its own political entity. … Continue reading A message for Brussels: Let it go

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