UK Brexit
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Brexit day: Boris Johnson touts ‘new beginning’ on last day as EU memberBritain officially departs the EU at 11 p.m. local time Friday, 6 p.m. EST.WorldJan 31, 2020
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Boris Johnson loses 1st Brexit legislation vote since winning December electionJohnson's Conservatives won a large majority in the lower chamber, the House of commons, at the Dec. 12 vote and lawmakers there quickly approved the legislation needed to ratify his exit deal with Brussels earlier this month.PoliticsJan 20, 2020
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Brexit continues to menace Britain’s financial services industryPrime Minister Boris Johnson’s decisive victory in last week’s general election provided little comfort to Britain’s once world-beating financial services industry, which has been battered by Brexit for more than three years.WorldDec 18, 2019
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British PM vows to end Brexit uncertainty, says it has ‘paralyzed’ economyThe date of Britain's exit has been delayed three times.EconomyNov 17, 2019
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U.K.’s party leaders trade barbs in parliament as Brexit election gears upAnalysts say the election is unpredictable because Brexit cuts across traditional party loyalties.WorldOct 30, 2019
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Boris Johnson vows to stick to Brexit plan despite minister’s resignationJohnson's strategy to leave "do or die" by that deadline has been shaken by the events of recent days, which have prompted critics to describe him as a "tin pot dictator" and deepened uncertainty over how Britain's 2016 vote to leave the EU will play out.PoliticsSep 8, 2019
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U.K. lawmakers prepare legal action to enforce Brexit delayAn opposition bill which would force Johnson to ask the European Union for an extension to Britain's departure to avoid an Oct. 31 exit without a transition deal was approved by parliament's appointed upper chamber, the House of Lords, on Friday.WorldSep 7, 2019
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Boris Johnson takes aim against party members who oppose his Brexit plansPrime Minister Boris Johnson is getting tough with members of his Conservative Party who oppose his Brexit plans at the start of what promises to be a momentous week in British politics.WorldSep 2, 2019
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EU approves short, conditional Brexit extension to April 12European Council President Donald Tusk said on Thursday all Brexit options were still open for Britain until April 12 after a summit of EU leaders agreed on Prime Minister Theresa May's request to delay the leave date from March 29.PoliticsMar 21, 2019
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Voters in Britain’s most pro-Brexit town concerned they’re being ignoredIn 2016, 75.6 per cent of the people of Boston voted to leave the EU, compared to the national vote of 51.9 per cent in favour of Brexit.WorldJan 28, 2019
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