British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he’ll tell President Donald Trump that the U.K.’s state-funded health service will be off the table in any future trade negotiations.
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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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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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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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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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UK opposition lawmakers join forces to stop no-deal Brexit
The move sets up a legislative challenge to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has promised Brexit on Oct. 31, come what may.
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Stockpiles of medicine, more border officials hired as no-deal Brexit looms
In Brussels and London, one question is growing louder: Can Boris Johnson be stopped?
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George Mitchell: An abrupt Brexit would undo peace and progress
The 20-year-old Good Friday Agreement, which brought peace to Northern Ireland, is just one thing that’s threatened by this political clash.
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New British PM Johnson wants EU to renegotiate Brexit deal
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on the European Union to “rethink” its refusal to renegotiate the Brexit deal.