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Brexit jitters cause rare September fall in UK house prices - Rightmove
The average price of the property being put up for sale fell by 0.2%, or £730 pounds, from August, breaking the pattern of consistent monthly price rises for the month of September since 2010, Rightmove said.
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Ex-PM Cameron slams Johnson over Brexit
Former British prime minister David Cameron launched a blistering attack on the UK's current leader Boris Johnson in extracts of his memoirs published Sunday, accusing him of only backing Brexit to further his own career.
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Patel: New UK deal will allow trade to conitnue without disruptions
South Africa has a back-up to protect its trade ties with the United Kingdom should Britain leave the European Union without a deal in place on 31 October.
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SA concludes trade deal with UK should there be no-deal Brexit
A no-deal Brexit without a new agreement in place would have hit the South African economy, costing jobs and loss of exports, as Britain is a key trading partner.
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Outgoing parliament deals new Brexit blow to British PM
Boris Johnson slammed the opposition for voting against his call for a snap poll next month, in the final minutes of a late-night debate ahead of a controversial five-week suspension of parliament called by the prime minister.
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UK parliament speaker says will step down by 31 October
John Bercow has served as speaker of parliament's lower chamber for 10 years, overseeing heated debates on Brexit and making decisions as to what the house should do, based on centuries of precedent.
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UK parliament suspension set to begin after MPs vote on election
The controversial suspension will begin shortly after MPs are set to vote again against Johnson's bid to hold a snap election next month - two weeks before the country is due to leave the European Union.
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Britain's Johnson tries to save job and hardline Brexit
The charismatic but divisive British leader finds himself facing a political impasse, just six weeks after taking over from his beleaguered predecessor Theresa May.
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Therese Coffey replaces Amber Rudd as work and pensions minister
Coffey replaces Amber Rudd, who resigned on Saturday in protest at Johnson’s handling of the country’s departure from the European Union.
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Britain’s work and pensions secretary quits government in Brexit protest
Amber Rudd resigned from the government and the ruling Conservative Party in a protest over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s handling of the country’s departure from the EU.
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London court rejects bid to stop PM Johnson's suspension of parliament
Johnson announced at the end of August that he would suspend parliament from mid-September to mid-October, just before Britain is due to leave the European Union on 31 October, so the government could announce a new legislative programme.
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Johnson in election mode as he visits Scotland after Brexit setbacks
Opposition lawmakers and rebels in his ruling Conservative party on Wednesday left Boris Johnson's plans for a no-deal Brexit next month in tatters and then blocked a request for a snap election on 15 October.
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British PM faces Brexit rebellion, threatens election
Members of Johnson's own Conservative party are preparing to join opposition lawmakers to try to force a delay to Britain's exit from the European Union if he cannot secure a divorce deal with Brussels in the next few weeks.
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UK PM Johnson vows to purge those who try to clock no-deal EU divorce
Johnson insists he must keep the chaotic option open to try to persuade Brussels to relent at the last moment and agree a better economic deal for Britain.
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Johnson threatens to purge rebel Brexit MPs from party
A senior source in the whips office, responsible for party enforcement, said any Conservative lawmaker who votes against the government this week would be thrown out of the parliamentary party and banned from standing for the Conservatives in the next election.
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Britons protest Johnson's Brexit move
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of various towns and cities from late morning, with organisers - using the slogan #StopTheCoup - saying they hoped hundreds of thousands would take part.
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Labour plans to use parliament to thwart no-deal Brexit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who became prime minister last month, enraged opponents of a no-deal Brexit on Wednesday by using a parliamentary mechanism to order the suspension of parliament for almost a month.
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UK PM to suspend parliament until 14 October
MPs will return to London later than in recent years, giving pro-EU lawmakers less time than expected to thwart Johnson's Brexit plans before Britain is due to leave the European Union on 31 October.
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Too late for new Brexit deal, France's Macron tells Johnson
Johnson met Macron at the Elysee Palace a day after talks in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who challenged Britain to come up with acceptable alternatives to the agreed safety net provision for the UK-Irish land border.
