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Wednesday, August 28, 2019
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Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Johnson to suspend UK parliament until October 14
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces the suspension of parliament will be extended until October 14 — just two weeks before the UK is set to leave the EU — enraging anti-Brexit MPs.
MPs will return to London later than in recent years, giving pro-EU lawmakers less time than expected to thwart Johnson’s Brexit plans before Britain is due to leave the European Union on October 31.
“We’re going to do it on October 14,” Johnson tells reporters.
He is due to attend one last European Union summit three days later.
“There will be ample time on both sides of that crucial October 17 summit, ample time in parliament for MPs to debate,” Johnson says.
— AFP
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