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'I'm convinced we can do a Brexit deal,' says new UK PM Johnson

Vowing to quit the EU by October 31, he attacked the "doubters, doomsters, gloomsters" who warn over the economic impact of a no-deal Brexit.

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Euroviews. Can Boris Johnson stop the slow murder of "Nigeria's Gandhi"? ǀ View

As Boris Johnson moves into Downing Street, his first priority will be to demonstrate Britain’s strength beyond Europe and its ability to survive and thrive after Brexit. The Commonwealth - Britain’s international bloc that Johnson hopes can rival the EU’s soft power - is a logical place to start.

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European leaders congratulate Johnson, warn of challenging times ahead

With Boris Johnson elected Conservative leader, he is set to take over as UK prime minister at a crucial time in the Brexit process — how did the rest of Europe react?

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Watch: Anti-Boris Johnson and pro-independence protest held

Protesters in Glasgow gathered to object to Boris Johnson's winning of the Conservative leadership race, which paves the way for him to become the next UK prime minister.

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Boris Johnson: Diplomatic disaster, EU basher or reincarnated olive?

Boris Johnson has won the Conservative leadership contest and will become UK prime minister. What will he do with Britain and Brexit and where did he come from?

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'Dude! We're going to energise the country,' says PM-to-be Johnson

Boris Johnson has won the Conservative Party leadership race, meaning he will become the UK's next prime minister.

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New UK Prime Minister to find Brexit and Europe at top of his agenda

Theresa May's successor, be it frontrunner Boris Johnson or Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, will find an overflowing intray of items when they succeed Theresa May, but with Brexit still very much looming as the major issue.

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Boris Johnson is likely Britain's next leader. Is he a 'great brain' or an opportunist?

The colorful Conservative lawmaker is the clear favorite to become prime minister after a party leadership contest this week.

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Euroviews. Regardless of who the next UK Prime Minister is, Brexit is causing headaches for business ǀ View

In a week when the two candidates for the Tory leadership making their pitch to be the next prime minister said the so-called ‘backstop’ was now dead, business owners across the UK and the wider EU were still left scratching their heads about what exactly will happen October.

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As Brexit looms, the U.K.'s Conservative Party fights for survival

"We have a Conservative Party that has become almost completely consumed by Brexit now, to the point that it's almost blocking out the sun."

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A list of resignations as Boris Johnson becomes new UK PM

Some quit before he was in post, others after he was confirmed.

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Pro-EU protesters hold rally in London

Pro-EU protesters are taking to the streets of London to rally against the expected appointment of former foreign secretary Boris Johnson as the UK's next prime minister.

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EU debunks Boris Johnson's fishy claims about food regulation

The favourite to become Britain's Prime Minister blamed EU regulations for fish packaging. Brussels fired back that the rules he mentioned were British and British only.

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UK MPs back move to block future PM suspending Parliament

UK MPs today approved an amendment that makes it more difficult for the next prime minister to force through a no-deal Brexit by suspending Parliament by 315 votes to 274.

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Your Call in full: Is Ursula von der Leyen qualifed?

Euronews' Darren McCaffrey was joined by MEPs to discuss Ursula von der Leyen's qualifications for the European Commission presidency. Watch the full episode for live coverage from Tuesday night's vote in Strasbourg.

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'Very relieved': Ursula von der Leyen scrapes Europe's top job

But the first woman to hold Europe’s top job told Euronews that she was simply pleased to win after having only 13 days to convince MEPs.

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Ursula von der Leyen victory greeted with delight — and dismay

Emmanuel Macron said "we can be proud of Europe" after Ursula von der Leyen's win. But Nigel Farage said she would bring undemocratic centralisation.

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No-deal Brexit looms larger as Johnson, Hunt say backstop 'dead'

Both candidates to become prime minister significantly hardened their position on Brexit saying the Northern Ireland backstop is “dead.”

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Brexit effect? Europe's populists back away from calls to leave the union

"The U.K. has begun a movement that will not be stopped," French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said the day after Britain voted to leave. Three years on, 'Frexit' is no longer on the National Rally's agenda.

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Watch again: Final two make their pitches in bid to be UK's next PM

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have appeared at a Conservative Party hustings in Wyboston. Watch in full.