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Watch: Labour's Jeremy Corbyn makes first major election pitch

Britain's main opposition Labour party officially kicked off its election campaign on Thursday.

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Could UK's last December election in 1923 be portentous for Johnson?

December 12 2019 will be the first December election since 1923. In both ballots, Conservative prime ministers have looked to strengthen their leaderships after inheriting the role from early resigning predecessors — but it is the result from the former that the current PM would like to avoid.

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Will Boris Johnson get the majority he needs to get Brexit done?

The UK has taken a major step towards a snap general election - but will Boris Johnson's Conservatives get the majority they need to push through Brexit?

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Johnson and Corbyn trade barbs after MPs vote for December 12 election

Johnson and Corbyn trade barbs after MPs vote for December 12 election

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'Revoluciones, Si! Elecciones, no!' UK PM mocks Corbyn in Spanish

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson mocked Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday, comparing his refusal to hold elections thus far to the precepts of late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

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Euroviews. Why the U.K. can't get its act together on Brexit ǀ View

The Brexit saga, of which this week’s events are only the latest chapter, is at heart a story about the U.K.’s failure to understand its place in the modern world.

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Brexit meltdown: Britain scraps coins marking Oct 31 departure from EU

They were created to toast the UK's departure from the EU on October 31. But, amid delays, they will now be recycled.

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New Year's leave? Deadlocked Britain heads for snap election

In a rare parliamentary success for Boris Johnson, his short bill calling for a December 12 election was approved 438 to 20 in the House of Commons.

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Brexit delay: Will the UK be obliged to name a new EU Commissioner?

Brussels expects a British nominee for the Commission under a Brexit extension. Boris Johnson has previously vowed to do so ‘under no circumstances’.

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Why the Brexit delay and a UK election? | Euronews answers

A quick guide to the new Brexit extension and a UK general election in December.

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Could a fourth Brexit extension could follow a General Election?

A European law expert from Cambridge University says a fourth Brexit extension could follow a UK election. Professor Kenneth Armstrong's comments to Euronews' Good Morning Europe came as an anticipated third extension to the process for the UK was being discussed by the European Union.

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Watch again: UK MPs reject Johnson's early election bid

British MPs on Monday rejected holding an early election, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed to gain the two-thirds majority backing in parliament he required.

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(Another) Brexit crunch day as Johnson's election bid hangs in balance

The Liberal Democrats and the SNP say they could support early elections in return for no deal guarantees.

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Boris Johnson should go back to EU and renegotiate deal: DUP leader

DUP leader Arlene Foster said the party believed the PM's deal was 'fundamentally wrong.'

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The Brexit saga continues in this week's State of the Union

In the State of the Union, we look at the delay to Brexit that Boris Johnson promised wouldn't happen, the call from MEPs for EU sanctions for Turkey and the farewell to Tusk and Juncker.

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Brexit: Why does Boris Johnson want a December election?

The prime minister wants the UK to go to the polls on December 12, if the EU agrees a Brexit delay until January.

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Johnson asks UK parliament for December election — but will it happen?

Johnson says a December 12 poll would give parliament time to scrutinize his Brexit bill, but opposition parties want 'no deal' off the table.

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Deals, debate and delay: what's happened with Brexit in the last week?

Deals, debate and delay: what's happened with Brexit in the last week?

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Johnson 'awaits EU move' on Brexit delay after parliament defeat

The UK PM told parliament he still wants Brexit to happen on October 31 after MPs dealt a major blow to his plan.

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France weary of granting UK another Brexit extension

EU leaders reacted to the UK's Brexit extension request after British MPs rejected Boris Johnson's accelerated timeline.