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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.
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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.
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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.
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Biarritz, hybrid threats and political therapy
Politically, it was a brutal end to this year's summer vacation, the G7 summit in Biarritz. Meanwhile, Belgium remains without a government. A private company launched a sort of a giant blind date to discuss the political divides. All this and more in State of the Union.
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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.