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People's World dispatch from the coronavirus lockdown in the UK
January 05, 2021The people of the UK, under total lockdown now, grapple with the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Brexit déjà vu: U.K. and EU reach “new” deal, awaits parliamentary approval
October 17, 2019The midnight oil was burning in Brussels, Belgium as Britain and the European Union finally hammered out a tentative new Brexit deal early Thursday.
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Possible Brexit concessions in the works on Northern Ireland
October 09, 2019European governments are prepared to accept a unilateral revocation of the withdrawal treaty as long as both communities—unionists and Irish nationalists—agree to it.
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Johnson’s “fair and reasonable” Brexit compromise falls on deaf ears
October 04, 2019“Deal or no deal, this Government’s agenda is clear: they want a Trump Deal Brexit,” said Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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Johnson faces possible no-confidence vote in U.K.; Labour prepares alternative government
September 30, 2019There are whispers of a vote to sack the prime minister and installation of a minority government headed by the Labour Party's Jeremy Corbyn.
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Brexit: Johnson’s Conservatives splinter, but Labour’s path remains unclear
September 06, 2019If an election is fought only on the issue of Brexit and not any of the concerns that motivated many working people to vote for leaving the EU in the first place (like job loss), then Johnson could win.
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Democratic crisis: U.K. parliament forced to shut down
August 28, 2019British Prime Minister Boris Johnson schemed and outflanked anti-Brexit lawmakers and political opponents by proroguing parliament.
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Theresa May officially resigns following Brexit failures
May 24, 2019“Theresa May's decision to sack herself as Tory leader and write her own redundancy notice as Prime Minister underlines the urgent need for a General Election."
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UK’s Prime Minister Theresa May on her way out
May 17, 2019May might be leaving, but it doesn’t mean she’ll exit quietly. In fact, her plan is to set up one final showdown—fourth time’s a charm, right?
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Brexit: Cross-party talks keep on keeping on (surprisingly)
May 14, 2019The whispers coming from backbench members of Parliament, on both sides, is that talks between the two are going nowhere.
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