Referendums might be the closest we can get to a pure democracy, giving the voting public a direct say in how their country is governed. But they can also present problems when they butt up against ...

There is a lesson in British politics for the rest of the world: A democratic revolt of the people against the establishment cannot be resisted forever. The immediate result of the Brexit vote in 2016 ...

The U.K. left the European Union in 2020, four years after a referendum showed a slight majority of voters wanted the country out.

A man suffered a brief episode of psychosis triggered by the 2016 EU referendum, according to his doctor’s published case notes. Writing in the BMJ Case Reports journal, Dr Mohammad Zia Ul Haq Katshu ...

Britain on Friday will formally leave the European Union, ending an intense nearly four years of political fighting over Brexit since Brits voted to leave the bloc that has consumed British politics ...

Donald Trump has repeated his false claim that he predicted the outcome of the Brexit vote "the day before" it took place. Trump has repeatedly claimed he predicted the result of the 2016 referendum ...