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Brexit versus public services: British leaders make final campaign push
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to the heartlands of Brexit Britain in a final campaign blitz ahead of Thursday’s election, as he seeks to secure the parliamentary majority he needs to take the country out of the European
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Leak of classified papers ahead of UK election tied to Russian operation
The leak and distribution of classified UK-US trade documents online is tied to a previous Russian disinformation campaign, social media site Reddit said yesterday, fuelling fears that Moscow is seeking to interfere in Britain’s upcoming election. Britain’s opposition Labour Party
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Trump off to London for NATO summit, told to stop being nosy on British polls
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump leaves for a NATO summit in London today and he is under pressure from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resist the temptation to wade into the British election campaign coming up later this month.
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Trump tells UK’s Johnson and Farage to unite
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday urged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage to come together to safeguard prospects for expanded US-UK trade after Britain leaves the European Union. Trump told reporters at the White
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EU keeps UK waiting on Brexit delay, Johnson gears for an election
EU member states yesterday delayed a decision on whether to grant Britain a three-month Brexit extension, while Prime Minister Boris Johnson said if the deadline is deferred to the end of January he would call an election by Christmas. Britain
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Brexit to proceed on Oct 31 despite PM’s unsigned delay request
The British government insisted yesterday that the country will leave the European Union on Oct 31, despite a letter that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced by Parliament to send to the bloc requesting a Brexit delay. The Brexit maelstrom
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PM Johnson to unveil final Brexit offer to EU
Prime Minister Boris Johnson today will unveil his final Brexit offer to the European Union and make clear that if Brussels does not engage with the proposal, Britain will not negotiate further and will leave on Oct 31. In his
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PM Johnson vows to stay put to hit Oct 31 Brexit deadline
MANCHESTER: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday he would not quit as Britain’s premier even if he fails to secure a deal to leave the European Union, insisting only his Conservative government can deliver Brexit on Oct 31. At the
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UK’s Johnson goads opponents to call for election after court drubbing
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson taunted his rivals on his return to Parliament today, goading them to either bring down the government or get out of the way to allow him to deliver Brexit. Waving his arms and yelling “come
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Court ruling may thwart Johnson’s Brexit plan
LONDON: The UK Supreme Court will decide today whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully when he suspended Parliament just weeks before Brexit, a ruling that may further complicate his plans to lead his country out of the European Union
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