UK Election
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Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill approved, making way for Britain to leave EUOpening debate on the bill, Johnson said optimistically that after Jan, 31, “Brexit will be done, it will be over.”WorldDec 20, 2019
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Boris Johnson unveils ‘radical’ agenda with Brexit target in Queen’s SpeechHe plans to begin on Friday the process in parliament of passing the legislation needed to ratify Britain's EU exit.WorldDec 19, 2019
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Boris Johnson to welcome new group of lawmakers to U.K. ParliamentJohnson 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.WorldDec 16, 2019
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Boris Johnson to seek parliamentary approval for Brexit deal ahead of ChristmasPrime Minister Boris Johnson is set to begin “before Christmas” the push to secure Parliamentary approval for his Brexit deal.WorldDec 15, 2019
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U.K. Labour Party chief Jeremy Corbyn apologizes after crushing election defeatBritish 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.WorldDec 15, 2019
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Boris Johnson heads to northern England to celebrate election victoryIn 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.''WorldDec 14, 2019
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After a polarizing U.K. election, online searches for moving to Canada spike — againIt’s not the first time residents of another country have set their eyes on Canada in the aftermath of an election result they didn't like.CanadaDec 13, 2019
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U.K. election results put Scottish independence back in spotlightA majority of Scottish voters voted against independence in 2014, but now that a separatist, anti-Brexit party has won a landslide in the U.K. election, the push to revisit the question appears to have gained strength.PoliticsDec 13, 2019
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How Boris Johnson went from political clown to powerful politicianThe results of the U.K.'s election are a triumph for a 55-year-old politician who has been written off more than once.WorldDec 13, 2019
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‘We pulled it off, didn’t we?’: Boris Johnson secures majority in the U.K.With 649 of the 650 results declared on Friday, the Conservatives had 364 seats and the main opposition Labour Party 203.WorldDec 13, 2019
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