The outcome should allow the prime minister to fulfill his plan to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union next month.
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UK parties in final hunt for votes before Thursday election
All 650 seats in the House of Commons are up for grabs Thursday.
Reddit bans accounts, suspects possible U.K. vote interference
The social media platform says the suspicious accounts shared the same pattern of activity as a Russian interference operation that was uncovered earlier this year.
Leaked Russian interference report raises UK vote questions
A senior Labour party official says leaks from a report on Russian interference in Britain raise serious questions about the security of next month’s general election.
UK avoids recession but economy growing at near decade lows
Official figures show that the British economy avoided falling into recession in the third quarter of the year.
U.K. lawmakers back Dec. 12 national election
Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes his Conservative Party will get a majority and break the stalemate on Brexit.
British opposition parties propose Dec. 9 vote in Brexit gambit
They want to hold elections even earlier than Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered as they try to ensure the country doesn’t leave the European Union without an agreement.
British government loses key vote on Brexit withdrawal by Oct. 31
However, lawmakers approve Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s deal in principle.
Latest Brexit plan suffers a new blow as vote on deal is blocked
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to lead Britain out of the European Union hit another roadblock when the speaker of the House of Commons rejected his attempt to hold a new vote on the Brexit deal.
Brexit talks underway as deadline looms, but not enough progress, officials say
Meanwhile, the queen read out the government’s post-Brexit plans in a speech written by the government.