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Watch: PM silently scolded by aide over use of disposable coffee cup

Sending the right message is important in politics, but an irritated aide to Boris Johnson may have taken it too far by snatching a coffee out of his hand in front of television cameras.

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What next for Boris Johnson after the Supreme Court ruling?

The prime minister said he disagreed with but would respect the ruling that his suspension of parliament was unlawful - while remaining committed to delivering Brexit.

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UK must submit Brexit proposals by Sept 30 or it's 'over': Finnish PM

That would give Boris Johnson, the embattled British Prime Minister, just 12 days to lay out his alternative proposals to the backstop arrangement — the insurance policy worked into the Withdrawal Agreement to prevent the erection of a physical border in Northern Ireland.

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Battle of the Premiers: Ex-PM Major joins legal battle against Johnson

Ex-British PM John Major, perhaps, is best prepared to understand what Boris Johnson is currently going through having himself battled against his lawmakers over the European Union when at the helm of the country.

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Watch: We'll revoke Brexit on day one, says Lib Dem leader Swinson

In her first major speech since she was elected leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson vowed to cancel Brexit, attacking both Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for their policies.

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Twitter mocks Boris Johnson after he compares himself to the Hulk

The Prime Minister said in an interview with the Daily Mail that the U.K. would exit the European Union like the Hulk: "The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets."

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Labour to win snap election if held after Brexit deadline, poll finds

As British political parties start campaigning for a general election that has yet to be agreed upon, a new poll has found that it would be in the opposition's interest to delay the vote until after the October 31 Brexit deadline.

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Amber Rudd resigns from UK Cabinet over sacking of rebel MPs

Amber Rudd, one of the few Remain-supporting ministers in Boris Johnson's Cabinet, resigned on Saturday evening, accusing the British leader of having conducted an "assault on decency and democracy" by expelling rebel lawmakers from the party.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Britain will have enough food after Brexit, government says

''Everyone will have the food they need" after Brexit, said government minister Michael Gove.

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London protest against UK parliament suspension

Crowds in London began to gain momentum on Saturday (31 August) as a growing number of people joined the protest against Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament in the run-up to the Brexit.

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'What a crazy time': Europe reacts to Johnson's move on parliament

'What a crazy time': Europe reacts to Johnson's parliament suspension plan for Brexit

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'Constitutional outrage': Critics slam PM's move to suspend parliament

The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, called Boris Johnson's plan for parliament a "constitutional outrage".

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'Nein, non'? UK PM Johnson heads to Berlin & Paris amid Brexit impasse

Boris Johnson is to visit Berlin and Paris this week on his first foreign trips as the UK's new prime minister.

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Peterloo Massacre remembered 200 years on

The bicentenary of one of Britain’s bloodiest political rallies will be marked in Manchester with events in memory of the Peterloo Massacre.

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Former Conservative MP joins Liberal Democrats to stop no-deal Brexit

The MP for Totnes in Devon left the Conservatives to join Change UK in February but left that party after the disaster result in the European elections and has now joined the Liberal Democrats bringing their firmly anti-Brexit block in parliament up to 14 MPs

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UK-based Turks take government to court over immigration policy change

"We feel vulnerable and insecure. What if the Home Office changes the rules again?," Esra Candan Saginc, a Turkish national established in the UK, told Euronews.

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Debate flares up over whether UK PM can suspend parliament for Brexit

Debate is hotting up in the UK over whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson should be allowed to suspend parliament to push through a no-deal Brexit as MPs prepare to take the government to court over the issue.