The court proceedings could have far-reaching implications for the balance of power between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.
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Boris Johnson booed by protesters, berated by prime minister in Luxembourg
The protests forced Johnson to cancel his half of a planned news conference alongside Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.
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Boris Johnson likens himself to the Hulk in Brexit fight
“The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets,” the British prime minister says in vowing to leave the European Union.
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Former British prime minister admits failure on Brexit vote
‘I failed,’ David Cameron concedes in his book, ‘For the Record,’ excerpted in the London Times.
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Johnson denies lying to Queen Elizabeth II as Brexit legal challenges mount
While the prime minister has said he’d rather die than ask the EU for a delay, members of Parliament passed a law last week saying he must ask for an extension if he doesn’t get a deal by Oct. 19.
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British lawmakers again reject call for early election, narrowing prime minister’s options
The defeat leaves Boris Johnson with virtually no chance of getting a fresh vote before Oct. 31, the deadline by which Britain is due to leave the European Union.
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U.K. worries Brexit could bring ‘chlorinated chicken’ from U.S.
The term comes to sum up concerns that Britain could be pressured to accept looser food safety standards when negotiating its own post-Brexit trade deals.
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Britain’s Boris Johnson suffers two major losses in Parliament, terms of Brexit in doubt
If the prime minister fails to secure backing for an election, he could return to his earlier plan to suspend Parliament from mid-September until mid-October.
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UK’s Boris Johnson to call for new elections as rebellious lawmakers seize control of Brexit
The cross-party rebels are determined to prevent a ‘no-deal’ split from the European Union because of fears it would gravely damage the economy.
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What happens now in Britain as Brexit deadline looms?
lawmakers opposed to a no-deal Brexit may try to seize control over the parliamentary agenda.