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LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers re-elected Labour’s Lindsay Hoyle as Speaker on Tuesday, as he vowed to be impartial and fair in a moderating role which saw his predecessor John Bercow accused of breaking convention to help opponents of Brexit. Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle arrives to attend the National Service of

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets newly-elected Conservative MPs at the Houses of Parliament, London, Britain December 16, 2019. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will take the bold step of legislating to prevent any extension of the Brexit transition period beyond 2020, British media including The Times and

BELFAST (Reuters) – Irish nationalists and pro-British unionists in Northern Ireland began talks on Monday to restore devolved government to the province at a time when the United Kingdom’s imminent departure from the European Union threatens the already delicate political balance. Parliament buildings at Stormont is seen at night in Belfast, Northern Ireland February 15,

FILE PHOTO: An estate agent property advertisement is seen painted on a wall in London, Britain, May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Asking prices for British houses fell this month by the smallest amount for any December since 2006, a survey showed on Monday, pointing to some upside for a housing market

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will welcome 109 new Conservative lawmakers to parliament on Monday, promising to honour his election pledges to get Brexit done as soon as possible and boost funding to the state health service. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a statement at Downing Street after winning

LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth will set out on Thursday Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s legislative agenda following his election victory, including a pledge to bring the EU Withdrawal Agreement bill back to parliament before Christmas, his office said on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Queen Elizabeth II speaks to Boris Johnson during an audience in Buckingham Palace,

FILE PHOTO: John McDonnell, Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington, reacts after retaining his parliamentary seat in the general election, in Uxbridge, Britain, December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour party finance spokesman John McDonnell will not be in his party’s next shadow cabinet after Labour’s heavy election defeat to

Protesters demonstrate at Downing Street following the result of the general election in London, Britain, December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner LONDON (Reuters) – Several hundred noisy protesters marched through central London on Friday to protest against Britain’s election result, chanting “Boris Johnson: Not My Prime Minister” and “Boris, Boris, Boris: Out, Out, Out”. The protesters,

Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon speaks at a counting centre for Britain’s general election in Glasgow, Britain, December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s nationalist leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday it was now time for the country to decide its future and that her administration would make the case next week

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party will win a resounding victory in Britain’s election with a parliamentary majority of 86 seats, an exit poll showed on Thursday, empowering him to deliver Brexit on Jan. 31. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves as he arrives at a polling station, at the Methodist Central

LONDON (Reuters) – Voters went to the polls on Thursday in an election that will pave the way for Brexit under Prime Minister Boris Johnson or propel Britain towards another referendum that could ultimately reverse the decision to leave the European Union. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives with his dog Dilyn at a polling

Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn campaigns in Middlesbrough, Britain, December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s governing Conservatives have seen their lead over the opposition Labour Party cut to five percentage points, according to a Savanta ComRes poll for The Telegraph newspaper published on the eve of an election. Prime Minister

FILE PHOTO: Participants hold a British Union flag and an EU flag during a pro-EU referendum event at Parliament Square in London, Britain June 19, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is ready to start negotiations on its future relationship with Britain as soon as Britain leaves the bloc, a senior

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at a general election campaign event at the Globus Group warehouse in Manchester, Britain, December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on course to win a majority of 28 in parliament at Thursday’s election, according to a closely watched model from pollsters YouGov,

FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Labour Party’s Shadow Heath Secretary Jonathan Ashworth attends a meeting with NHS staff in London, Britain November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – A senior member of Britain’s opposition Labour Party has dismissed the chances of the party winning power in Thursday’s general election, speaking in a private conversation leaked to

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson will bolster his argument on Tuesday for leaving the European Union early next year, urging voters to return him to power so Britain can “rip up the EU rule book and write a new one for ourselves”. Britain’s Prime Minister and Conservative leader Boris Johnson talks with journalists