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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will embark on their first full day of election campaigning on Thursday, pitching their starkly different visions for the country ahead of a highly unpredictable Decem…

Since becoming prime minister in July, Boris Johnson has pursued two goals: exiting the European Union by Oct. 31 (do or die) and an early general election. He failed fairly decisively on the former, stymied by the same political stalemate that bedeviled his …

Even after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, the country will face years of talks in which it will be negotiating from a position of weakness. The UK will be less prosperous and influential than before, and will be under increasing internal strain…

The last time the United Kingdom held a general election in December—when some parts of the country have just seven hours of daylight—was in 1923. Then, the country’s third-biggest party, the Liberals, took more than 100 seats, leading to a hung Parliament. I…

After almost four years of divisive Brexit politics, it is easy to forget that most UK voters had previously given little thought to the European Union. And according to recent polling, the same is true of voters across the rest of the EU, suggesting that the…

Wladimir Klitschko is plotting a spectacular comeback to a sport he once dominated, the former heavyweight champion told Business Insider. Just four weeks ago the 43-year-old was playing chess while sitting outside on the streets of Lviv. The strategy board…

LONDON (Reuters) - The phoney war is over. After months of rehearsing his election strategy, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is poised to run a high-risk campaign designed to exploit divisions over Brexit despite his public appeals for national unity. …

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks during the debate on the Early Parliamentary General Election Bill in the House of Commons, London, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/AP Still in turmoil over if, when or how to leave the Europ…

Image copyrightGetty Images The UK parliament has voted in favour of an early general election, with a majority of MPs agreeing the vote should take place on 12 December. Tuesday's motion - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's fourth attempt to secure a general e…

LONDON: Britain was heading on Tuesday towards its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won preliminary approval from parliament for an early ballot aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock. As the European Union grante…