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UK government drops bid to stop Brexit delay bill in parliament

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government abandoned attempts to block a law aimed at stopping at the country leaving the European Union without a deal in the upper house of parliament.

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September 05, 2019

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The move paves the way for Johnson to ask the EU for a three-month extension to the Brexit deadline, if he fails to reach a deal with the bloc by the middle of October.

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