EghtesadOnline: U.K. officials are preparing to fire the starting gun on trade negotiations with countries outside the European Union within months, defying warnings from the bloc that such action would be illegal.

EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Theresa May accused European Union officials of interfering with the U.K. election in a blistering new line of attack designed to rally support at home but which risked hardening the battle lines over Brexit.

EghtesadOnline: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he fears Britain will divide the European Union's 27 remaining members by making different promises to each country during its Brexit negotiations.

EghtesadOnline: For someone who declared she’ll give no “running commentary” on her Brexit plans, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has been quite talkative about Britain’s pending withdrawal from the European Union.

EghtesadOnline: Theresa May moved decisively to silence mounting criticism that she has no plan for Brexit on Wednesday, by naming career diplomat Tim Barrow as the U.K.’s next ambassador to the European Union barely 24 hours after his predecessor resigned.