A soft Brexit would involve the UK maintaining most of its free-trading arrangements with the EU. This could be achieved in a variety of ways. One would be to join the European Economic Area ...

Corbyn or ‘Soft Brexit’: Choose One. British prime minister Theresa May speaks at the EU summit in Brussels, October 2016. (Reuters photo: Eric Vidal) Share Comments Listen.

A soft Brexit — where Britain retains close ties to Europe after Brexit — remains unlikely but it is now more possible than at virtually any other point since the referendum.

For Brexit watchers waiting for a deal to be done, November is probably off and December is on. With U.K. and EU officials at an impasse over the thorny issue of the Irish customs border, there is ...

Britain’s decision to Brexit from the European Union last June sent a shudder through Europe and the rest of the Western world. Markets reeled. The pound plummeted. David Cameron, Britain&#82… ...

As Mrs. May put it on Friday, speaking in Grimsby, an eastern coastal town where support for Brexit was strong, “the only certainty would be ongoing uncertainty.” Mrs. May wants last-minute ...

I am so bored of hearing that Soft Brexit is just remain with a different name. People who say this are entirely wrong. Soft Brexit is far worse than remaining in the EU because it reduces Britain ...

With less than a year to go until the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, we think that negotiations are heading toward a soft Brexit. The guiding principles behind our focus are simply ...

By Bill Witherell, Ph.D. Anxiety about the future course of the United Kingdom's negotiations with the European Union (EU) has surged following the ...

A major fault line is emerging around Brexit, between the so-called hard and soft options. Hard Brexit would see Britain plunge out of the European Union wholesale, ending up outside the EU’s ...

Not so clear, however, is the answer to the fundamental question that will affect the U.K.’s economic prospects for many years to come: Will these elections pave the way for a soft Brexit?

Jeremy Corbyn writes to Theresa May offering to back a softer Brexit deal. His new five tests for backing Brexit could all be met by the prime minister. However, she is reluctant to rely on Labour ...