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Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walk through the Commons Members Lobby after hearing the Queen's Speech in Parliament last week.

Britain's Labour Party Faces A Tough Climb Back From A Damaging Election

Dec 24, 2019
The opposition party had its worst election result since 1935. Now its members are split over how to bounce back.
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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gets off his election campaign bus — emblazoned with the slogan "Get Brexit Done" — to visit Washington, England, on Monday. Britain goes to the polls on Thursday.

U.K. Election: Voters Hope To Decide Brexit's Fate And Their Country's Future

Dec 11, 2019
It will be the third general election since 2015. The stakes are high, voters are weary and the two main candidates for prime minister are polarizing.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is determined to bring the U.K. out of the European Union at the end of October, deal or no deal.

Can U.K.'s New Prime Minister Pull Off Brexit? Here's What To Know

Aug 19, 2019
Britain's prime minister vows to bring the country out of the European Union at the end of October — deal or no deal. Here are some of the key challenges he faces.
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Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson speaks at a hustings event at Carlisle Racecourse on June 29, in Carlisle, England. The winner of the party's leadership vote, to be announced on July 23, will also take up the post of prime minister.

'He's A Flawed Character And They Do Not Care': The Rise Of U.K.'s Boris Johnson

Jul 04, 2019
The larger-than-life British politician is expected to replace Theresa May as prime minister.
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Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation outside No. 10 Downing St. in London on Friday.

U.K.'s Theresa May Resigns Acknowledging Failure To Deliver Brexit

May 24, 2019
Theresa May's term as prime minister has been one misstep after another, starting with calling an early election that left her weakened and without support to negotiate the U.K.'s exit from the E.U.
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Nigel Farage (left, with megaphone), leader of the new Brexit Party, which went into Thursday's European elections ahead in the opinion polls, addresses crowds in Clacton-on-Sea, England, last month. Farage routinely excoriates the European Union in his

U.K. Votes For European Parliament, Even As Many Long For The Day Outside The EU

May 23, 2019
As many pro-Brexit voters express nostalgia for an earlier time in the country's history, the governing Conservative Party could face a humiliating defeat in European elections.
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British politician Luciana Berger speaks Monday at a news conference to announce the formation of the Independent Group, as seven British members of Parliament quit the Labour Party because of its approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism.

7 Lawmakers Quit U.K. Labour Party Over Alleged Anti-Semitism And Brexit Approach

Feb 18, 2019
The seven politicians said that persisting anti-Semitism and leader Jeremy Corbyn's "complicit" role in Brexit led to their resignations. They say the party "has changed beyond recognition."
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