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'Time for real change': UK Labour makes election pitch
The party's programme of pledges includes nationalisations, a huge investment in public services and corporate reform, which Corbyn insists are "fully costed" and deliverable.
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UK PM Johnson pledges to end Brexit uncertainty, says it has paralysed economy
The 12 December election was called in a bid to end three years of disagreement over Britain’s 2016 vote to leave the European Union that has sapped investors’ faith in the stability of the world’s fifth-largest economy and damaged Britain’s standing.
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PM Johnson will pledge to get Britain out of Brexit rut
On a campaign trip to central England, Johnson will reiterate that only he can break the deadlock over Britain’s departure from the European Union.
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Election gift for PM Johnson: Brexit Party stands down in Conservative seats
The move dramatically increases the chances that Johnson will stay prime minister, and then finally deliver on the 2016 referendum result to take Britain out of the European Union.
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Johnson to launch election bid with promise to 'get Brexit done'
After dissolving parliament and paying a formal visit to Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday, Johnson will return to his Downing Street residence to announce the election. He will launch his party’s campaign at a rally later in the day.
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'Thatcherism on steroids' - Corbyn says of Johnson's Brexit plans
Johnson has repeatedly said the NHS, which voters cite as the second most important issue after Brexit, would not be on the table in any trade talks.
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British MPs vote on new speaker after Bercow's departure
Seven MPs have put themselves forward to replace John Bercow, whose shouts of 'Order! Order!' have rung out across the House of Commons since June 2009.
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British MPs vote on new speaker after Bercow's departure
Eight MPs are running to replace John Bercow, who placed himself front and centre of the Brexit saga by choosing amendments and introducing procedures that Leave-supporting MPs claimed were designed to frustrate Britain's departure from the European Union.
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UK's Johnson 'sorry' for Brexit delay
On Sunday he blamed Britain's failure to leave as scheduled on 31 October on parliament passing what he called the 'Surrender Act'.
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Trump wades into UK election with attack on opposition leader and Brexit warning
In unprecedented criticism of a candidate to be British premier from a sitting president, Trump said that Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn would be 'so bad' in the role.
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Britain starts unpredictable election battle over Brexit
The 12 December poll was decided just a few hours after Brussels extended this week's Brexit deadline to give London more time to figure out what it plans to do.
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UK set for election as EU warns no more Brexit delays
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying for a fourth time to call a snap poll for December, and looks likely to succeed after the main opposition Labour party said it would support him.
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British PM urges early election after EU backs Brexit delay
Boris Johnson had promised repeatedly to leave the EU on 31 October but was forced to ask Brussels to postpone after MPs refused to back his divorce agreement.
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EU approves Brexit extension up to 31 January
'The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the UK's request for a Brexit flextension until 31 January 2020,' the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, tweeted
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UK PM offers 12 December election to break Brexit impasse
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is opposed to delaying Britain's exit from the European Union a third time.
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EU keeps UK waiting on Brexit delay, Johnson gears for an election
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said if the deadline is deferred to the end of January, he would call an election by Christmas.
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Brexit in chaos after parliament defeats Johnson's ratification timetable
MPs voted by 329 to 299 to approve in principle the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which implements the divorce treaty British PM Boris Johnson agreed with European Union leaders last week.
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UK's Johnson threatens election if MPs derail Brexit timetable
Britain is entering a cliffhanger finale to a drama sparked by the 2016 referendum vote on whether to leave the EU, which has plunged the country into three years of political turmoil.
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British PM Boris Johnson denied new Brexit deal vote
Johnson is trying to secure a break from Brussels that severs many of the island nation's economic relations with Europe after 46 years of EU membership.
