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Nigel Farage faces grilling from Andrew Neil after four Brexit Party MEPs defect to Tories
Boris Johnson has promised to cut taxes in a “post-Brexit budget” within weeks of the UK leaving the EU. But the plan – based on an existing pledge to raise the threshold for national insurance contributions – was branded as “pure fantasy” and the PM accused of lying.
It comes as Conservative officials are said to be concerned about evidence of a narrowing poll lead over Labour. Appearing on This Morning, Mr Johnson likened Labour's leaked, NHS-related government trade documents to “UFO photos”.
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Brussels DISTANCES itself from Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal
BRUSSELS has repeatedly distanced itself from Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade talks timetable in fresh signs Britain could opt for a no deal.
Despite the Prime Minister’s current deal passing its second reading in the House of Commons before the general election was triggered, the EU has hinted at a refusal to fast-track the Tory leader’s post-Brexit trade deal. A leaked document shows they plan to move “swiftly” to the next phase of the negotiating process after the major December 12 ballot. But that same document, obtained by The Guardian, makes reference to “making the best possible use of the limited time available” and was dropped from another version of the text.
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Boris Johnson admits truth about ‘new’ NHS nurses and Brexit border checks, as Labour narrows Tory poll lead
Boris Johnson has admitted that under his revised Brexit withdrawal agreement there would be checks on goods passing between Northern Ireland and Britain, and conceded that the Conservatives’ pledge to employ 50,000 “new” nurses includes the retention of 19,000 existing nurses.
The prime minister appeared on Sky News on the final Sunday ahead of the general election, and refused to say if he would stand down if he fails to win a majority, potentially becoming one of the shortest-serving PMs in history.
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The bill to hold a general election on 12 December has now received Royal Assent which means it is law.
It follows the confirmation of a Brexit delay until 31 January 2020 after the EU agreed to the UK's extension request.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson had previously said the UK would leave by 31 October "do or die". He has agreed a deal with the EU but the bill implementing it has been put on hold. It will now not progress before the general election.
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UK’s Johnson pushes his Brexit message as election nears
British PM finds his campaign overshadowed by controversy two days before national vote, but still edging ahead of Corbyn-led Labour
AP — With two days until Britain’s election, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s final push to drive home his key message about Brexit was overshadowed Tuesday by criticism of his ham-fisted response to the image of a sick child sleeping on a hospital floor and allegations that he exploited a terrorist knife attack for political gain.
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The United Kingdom goes to the polls Thursday to decide the fate of vexatious, divisive, gridlocked Brexit. The vote — between the two major parties offering the starkest of choices — is set to shape Britain's sense of itself, its union, economy and relations not only with Europe but also the United States, for years to come.
There’s no escaping it. This snap election was called because Britain is broken over Brexit.
If Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Conservatives achieve a solid majority in Parliament, they will assuredly plow forward with Brexit. Dreams of a second referendum — of remaining in the E.U. — will be dashed. And by January, one of the dominant partners in the long, lucrative, peaceful, postwar order, manifested by Europe’s political and trade bloc, will go off on its own.
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What will Boris Johnson's majority mean for Brexit
We will leave the EU in a few weeks. But it’s far from clear what kind of relationship with the bloc an emboldened PM will seek
Well it is truly remarkable. Not so much the result of the election, which is surprising enough. But, rather, the fact that following the “Brexit election”, one in which traditional party loyalties seem to have been stretched to breaking point by the leave-remain divide, we emerge not knowing what kind of Brexit the prime minister intends to deliver.
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Conservative Party launches campaign
Boris Johnson has launched the Conservative Party's election campaign, saying his Brexit deal "delivers everything I campaigned for".
Surrounded by supporters holding signs with messages including "Get Brexit Done", he told activists he had "no choice" but to hold an election.
Parliament is "paralysed" and "blocked", he said in Birmingham.
He said once Brexit was done, a Tory government could get on with "better education" and "better infrastructure".
Earlier, the prime minister met the Queen at Buckingham Palace, marking the official start of the election period in the run-up to the 12 December poll.
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Britain's Boris Johnson Sets Off On Post-Election Brexit Mission
Boris Johnson's simple promise to "get Brexit done" resonated in a snap election Thursday that became a re-run of Britain's 2016 EU membership referendum.
London, United Kingdom: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will unveil a new government Monday that wields a sweeping mandate to take Britain out of the European Union after years of acrimonious debate.
Boris Johnson's simple promise to "get Brexit done" resonated in a snap election Thursday that became a re-run of Britain's 2016 EU membership referendum.
A narrow majority had then opted to quit the European project. UK leaders have been arguing about how -- or even whether -- to cut ties with the other 27 nations in the bloc ever since.
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Brexit bill to block further delay to transition
The government is to add a new clause to the Brexit bill to make it illegal for Parliament to extend the process beyond the end of next year.
The post-Brexit transition period - due to conclude in December 2020 - can currently be extended by mutual agreement for up to two years.
But an amended Withdrawal Agreement Bill the Commons is set to vote on this week would rule out any extension.
Critics say this raises the chance of leaving the EU without a trade deal.
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