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Q&A: What Johnson's move means for Brexit

Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 16:09 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The move by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to suspend parliament in October could make it more likely that Britain falls out of the European Union on Oct. 31 without a deal, wreaking havoc for...

Merkel hosts UK PM Johnson in Berlin as Brexit drama grows

Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 14:14 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson begins his high-stakes European tour Wednesday by traveling to Germany for meetings with Chancellor Angela Merkel as he seeks to persuade the European Union to...

Updated: UK, EU harden their positions on Brexit as G7 approaches

Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 12:45 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has demanded that the European Union reopen Brexit negotiations, scrapping "anti-democratic" provisions for the Irish border that he says would threaten the peace...

Boris Johnson's party suffers defeat in UK special election

Friday, 2 August 2019, 07:58 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's governing Conservative Party lost a special election early Friday, leaving it with a one-vote working majority in Parliament as Brexit looms. In the...

Johnson trying to pressure EU to give ground on Brexit

Monday, 29 July 2019, 13:33 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying to pressure the European Union to give ground on Brexit by intensifying preparations for the U.K. to leave the bloc in three months without a divorce...

Boris Johnson tells Cabinet it's full steam ahead for Brexit

Thursday, 25 July 2019, 11:17 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Boris Johnson held his first Cabinet meeting as Britain's prime minister on Thursday, pledging to break the Brexit impasse that brought down predecessor Theresa May. Johnson told his...

EU braces for Boris Johnson as UK leader - and Brexit

Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 11:41 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Brussels is bracing for Boris and Brexit. Three decades ago, journalist Boris Johnson wrote stories for London's Daily Telegraph playing up stereotypes about bumbling bureaucrats in the European...

UK's Labour shifts policy, now backs new Brexit referendum

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 21:03 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Britain's main opposition Labour Party said Tuesday that the country's soon-to-be chosen new leader should hold a second referendum on whether to leave the European Union or remain in the bloc, as the...

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