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What next for the 21 Conservative rebels that defied Boris Johnson?

Britain's prime minister has turned a majority of one into a minority of 21.

04/09/2019

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'Jacob Ease-Mogg': UK minister slammed over Brexit debate posture

Cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg faced a whirl of criticism and mocking memes after reclining during a key Brexit debate.

04/09/2019

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Anti-Brexit protesters hold night rally in Westminster

Anti-government protesters have gathered in Westminster as MPs ready for a vital Brexit vote. Some protesters carried placards bearing anti-Boris Johnson and anti-Brexit slogans.

04/09/2019

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Watch: Boris Johnson swears during first PMQs in House of Commons

Boris Johnson, taking his first session of questions from MPs amid Brexit chaos today, swore as he took aim at the opposition’s economic policy.

04/09/2019

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UK seizes record 1.3 tonnes of heroin worth €132 million

UK border officers recovered the drug from a container ship and let it continue its journey to the Netherlands where authorities arrested four people as they were unloaded it.

04/09/2019

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Brexit: How the world's media covered Johnson's defeat in parliament

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered his first parliamentary defeat on Tuesday which could derail his plans for the country to leave the EU by October 31.

04/09/2019

World

What is Boris Johnson's election strategy?

Euronews discuses how the Prime Minister will look to run any election that is called

04/09/2019

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Euroviews. As students return to universities, it’s time we talked candidly about rape ǀ View

As universities across Europe prepare open their doors for a new term, student Cara Balen warns of the danger of not recognising the importance of sexual consent on campus and beyond.

04/09/2019

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Euroviews. Shipping containers are the tip of the iceberg. Homelessness in the UK is at epidemic levels ǀ View

Homelessness makes us uncomfortable - it challenges our assumptions about global inequality, as well as the viability of our own welfare states and governance, when we see large numbers of our fellow citizens living in conditions akin to refugee camps abroad.

04/09/2019

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What are the odds? Bookies still back Tories in event of snap election

The odds in the event of a snap election remained in Boris Johnson's favour, despite dipping slightly, after his defeat in parliament on Wednesday

03/09/2019

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Boris Johnson loses parliamentary majority as MP defects to Lib Dems

Boris Johnson loses parliamentary majority

03/09/2019

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‘No to no-deal Brexit’: the 21 Tory rebels who defied Boris Johnson

A total of 21 Conservative MPs have been expelled after voting against the government to try to stop a no-deal Brexit.

03/09/2019

United Kingdom

Rebellious U.K. lawmakers launch audacious bid to derail Boris Johnson's Brexit plan

"I don't think unprecedented is too strong a word. It is huge," said Tim Bale, politics professor at Queen Mary University of London.

03/09/2019

World

Boris Johnson: 'I don't want an election, you don't want an election'

It's make or break week for the UK, as the country's parliament sits for the first time after the summer break. Stakes are running high as the date set for Brexit looms close. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now demanding rebels on his own party support him on Brexit or face a general election.

03/09/2019

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General Election would be an 'enormous gamble' for Johnson - former Labour minister

Holding a General Election to try to break a Brexit impasse would be an 'enormous gamble' for the Prime Minister according to a former Labour Minister. Boris Johnson yesterday demanded rebels in his own party support him,threatening to hiokd a General Election if they didn't.

03/09/2019

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UK PM Johnson set to go on attack after double defeat in parliament

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to go on the attack after two crushing defeats in parliament and the shock resignation of his brother.

03/09/2019

United Kingdom

Rebel UK lawmakers unveil bill to stop no-deal Brexit

Lawmakers opposed to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit plans want to pass a law forcing him to ask for a delay to Britain's exit from the European Union until Jan. 31 2020, a copy of the legislation posted on Twitter by one of its authors said.

02/09/2019

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Brexit: What might happen in the biggest parliamentary week in years?

Recess is over. Parliament is back, and it's probably going to be fascinating.

02/09/2019

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What is Standing Order 24?

MPs opposed to no deal need to take control of Order Paper - SO24 is one way they can do it.

02/09/2019

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New top dog joins Larry the cat at Downing Street

As rumours of snap elections mount in the United Kingdom, No. 10 Downing Street has welcomed a new resident on Monday - but it's not a politician.

02/09/2019

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An epic Brexit fight is coming — can Boris Johnson be stopped?

"It is going to be a God almighty fight," one rebel lawmaker said.

02/09/2019

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The pros and cons of the booming rental fashion industry

People are starting to rent their clothes instead of buying them. Is there a future for the industry claiming to be the ‘Airbnb of fashion’?

02/09/2019

World

Britons will suffer hardship in ‘No Deal’ Brexit - trade association

A No Deal Brexit will hit UK consumers hard, according to the British Retail Consortium. The warning came after major demonstrations took place across the UK at the weekend against Boris Johnson's plan to suspend the UK Parliament in the run-up to the Brexit deadline.

02/09/2019

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Watch again: Corbyn calls for election ahead of Brexit showdown

The Labour leader hits out at Boris Johnson's 'phoney populist cabal.'

02/09/2019

United Kingdom

'Get ready' for no deal Brexit, warns government

No. 10 revealed that research showed just 50% of the British public believed that the UK would leave without a deal on October 31.

02/09/2019

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'I don't want an election,' says PM as bookies slash odds

The prime minister says anti-no deal Conservatives could be kicked out of the party.

02/09/2019