Before the coronavirus pandemic, Britain’s tortuous debate on how to exit the European Union — while maintaining all the perks of membership — was a perennial of global news. The long-running political drama went from one “final” Brexit deadline to the next until, at 11 p.m. Coordinated Universal Time on Jan. 31, 2020, Britain left the union. That moment started an 11-month transition period during which British and E.U. The talks have made no progress, and this week they descended into a nasty dispute over a proposed British law that, in the words of an E.U.

Source: International New York Times September 12, 2020 00:22 UTC