Boris Johnson Election

• Boris Johnson to welcome new group of lawmakers to U.K. Parliament

  Johnson will welcome some 100 newly elected colleagues, many of them coming from parts of the country that were once the strongholds of the opposition Labour Party.

  World

  Dec 16, 2019
  
• Boris Johnson to seek parliamentary approval for Brexit deal ahead of Christmas

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to begin “before Christmas” the push to secure Parliamentary approval for his Brexit deal.

  World

  Dec 15, 2019
  
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• U.K. Labour Party chief Jeremy Corbyn apologizes after crushing election defeat

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party won 365 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons in Thursday’s landslide election. Labour took 203 seats, its worst total since 1935.

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  Dec 15, 2019
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• Boris Johnson heads to northern England to celebrate election victory

  In a victory speech outside 10 Downing Street on Friday, Johnson called for an end to the acrimony that has festered throughout the country since the divisive 2016 Brexit referendum, and urged Britain to ``let the healing begin.''

  World

  Dec 14, 2019
• A dog and politician show: Brits bring their pooches to the polls

  It was not clear how many dogs got into voting booths.

  World

  Dec 12, 2019
• Party leaders make final appeal to undecided voters on eve of U.K. election

  All 650 seats in the House of Commons seats are up for grabs in the election, which is being held more than two years early in a bid to break the political impasse over Brexit.

  Politics

  Dec 11, 2019
• British leaders take aim at Boris Johnson’s character ahead of Dec. 12 election

  Johnson was accused of running scared of scrutiny after he declined to take part in a debate alongside his main opponent.

  Politics

  Nov 28, 2019
• Reality check: Questionable claims U.K. politicians have made ahead of the election

  Here’s how some of the statements made by Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn stack up with the facts.

  World

  Nov 22, 2019
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• Brexit Party rejects voting pact with Conservatives ahead of Dec. 12 election

  Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said Thursday the party had to contest the seats to keep pressure on Boris Johnson.

  Nov 14, 2019
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• EU agrees Brexit delay is necessary but no agreement yet on date

  EU officials are meeting Friday in Brussels to decide whether to grant an extension to the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline.

  World

  Oct 25, 2019