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UK Supreme Court hears case that Parliament suspension was illegal
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government will seek to persuade Britain’s top court this week that his decision to suspend Parliament until shortly before the date for Brexit was not illegal as Scottish judges concluded last week. Johnson announced on Aug
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British PM remains opposed to Northern Ireland-only backstop
DUBLIN: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his Northern Ireland allies that he is opposed to the idea of a so-called Northern Ireland-only backstop to get a Brexit deal done, Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster said yesterday. After
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PM Johnson’s brother quits on eve of Brexit election campaign
WAKEFIELD: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to kick off what is in effect an election campaign casting Parliament as the enemy of Brexit was overshadowed yesterday when his younger brother quit the government, citing the national interest. As the
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Boris Johnson’s call for general election rejected by MPs
Boris Johnson has faced a double defeat in the House of Commons after MPs turned down his motion for a general election. Earlier, MPs backed a bill aimed at blocking a no-deal Brexit if the prime minister had not agreed
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Snap polls looms after parliament voted against Brexit
LONDON: The British parliament voted on Wednesday to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal on Oct. 31, but rejected his first bid to call a snap election two weeks before the
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Opponents of ‘no-deal’ Brexit defeat Johnson, snap polls looming
LONDON: British lawmakers defeated Boris Johnson in Parliament yesterday in a bid to prevent him taking Britain out of the EU without a divorce agreement, prompting the prime minister to announce that he would immediately push for a snap election.
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Echoing Trump, newly minted UK PM says, ‘I’ll make Britain great again’
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised yesterday that Brexit would make Britain the greatest place on Earth, echoing the patriotic rhetoric of US President Donald Trump in his first speech to Parliament as prime minister. Johnson, who was hailed
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