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EU agrees Brexit extension but sets no date as UK squabbles over election

Johnson had formally requested the delay after being forced to by a law designed to prevent a no-deal Brexit

EU nations agree to Brexit extension until January 31: Donald Tusk

"The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the UK's request for a Brexit flextension until 31 January 2020," Tusk said in a tweet

You have been a great servant of this Parliament

Why did the Prime Minister previously say the health service was not on the table in any post-Brexit trade deal?

UK MPs back Boris Johnson's December 12 election plan by a mammoth majority

The development marks a win for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid for a pre-Christmas poll to try and win a public mandate in favour of his Brexit.

Stop holding Britain hostage: Boris Johnson presses for snap elections

But with the Labour Party waiting for the European Union to grant a Brexit delay and two other parties launching their bid for an earlier election, the govt's bid so far looks set to fail

Essex lorry deaths investigation gathers pace; two more arrested

Belgian investigators were working to establish where the trailer came from before reaching the port

'Man up' and accept a snap election, Boris Johnson tells Corbyn on Brexit

Johnson wants to call an election for December 12 that he hopes will give him a majority to pass the divorce deal he struck with EU leaders last week

Likelihood of EU extending Brexit date 'looks good': EU president-elect

'The question of granting an extension, that looks very good,' EU president-elect Ursula von der Leyen said

Brexit in slow lane, as PM Boris Johnson loses key timeline vote

Johnson was on Saturday forced by opponents into the humiliation of asking the EU for a delay beyond October 31 that he had vowed he would never seek

Letter to BS: UK court has set an example for judiciaries of other nations

The UK top court held the prorogation of parliament by Johnson as unlawful

Boris and Brexit

His election amplifies the confusion

Blow for Johnson as UK upper house clears law to block no-deal Brexit

The draft, which now requires formal assent by Queen Elizabeth II to become law, would seek to postpone Brexit beyond the current deadline of October 31

Britain must come out of the EU on October 31, says Boris Johnson

Johnson said this in a speech in Wakefield in northern England

UK's democracy in practice

Its principles were witnessed during the Brexit debate

Boris Johnson officially becomes UK PM with no ifs or buts' Brexit promise

The 55-year-old former foreign secretary and London Mayor laid out his vision as Prime Minister in his first speech on the steps of Downing Street after a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II

EU rejects UK's request for talks as Johnson insists on no delay in Brexit

The European Commission said that Johnson's new Brexit proposals do not provide any basis for finalising a separation agreement, according to Sky News

Boris Johnson's brother quits govt, reflecting UK's divisions over Brexit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday suffered yet another Brexit blow, this time closer to home, as his younger brother Jo Johnson quit as a minister in his Cabinet and also resigned as a parliamentarian of the Conservative Party. In a move reflective of just how deeply divided the UK remains over its membership of the European Union (EU), the business minister and member of parliament from Orpington said that he had been forced to take the step after being torn between family loyalty and national interest. The anti-Brexiteer, who is seen as an India-friendly politician in the UK having also lived there in his previous role as a journalist for The Financial Times', said he felt the tensions were unresolvable. In recent weeks I've been torn between family loyalty and the national interest - it's an unresolvable tension & time for others to take on my roles as MP & Minister, he said in a Twitter statement, which concluded with over and out. It's been an honour to ...

Lawmakers preparing possible legal action against Johnson to delay Brexit

Corbyn said Labour was not as a party taking legal action but was aware of lawmakers' manoeuvres on the matter

Karti Chidambaram pens letter to father on birthday; takes dig at BJP govt

Karti criticised the government and its ministers, citing various recent events

UK PM Johnson adamant on Brexit deadline, despite unsigned delay request

The government will bring forward this week the domestic legislation needed to implement the divorce deal, with a first vote as soon as Tuesday