A battle is raging in a commuter town on the outskirts of London to unseat Boris Johnson - a prime minister defending the smallest constituency majority for nearly 100 years. A carnival floods the streets of Uxbridge. With glitter on their faces, a sea of young people follow a red Routemaster. Loud music booms from the open-top bus.Despite the rain, residents dance along with the parade as it snakes through the west London suburb, which lies 17 miles from the Houses of Parliament. Others watch with disgust as the group's occasionally lewd banners pass by. One of the less offensive reads: #KickBorisOut. Flyers are thrust into the hands of bystanders, urging them to register to vote. The rally is run by an anti-Tory group which says people here are fed up with an MP who is a "power-hungry Eton boy who lives in a million-pound house on the other side of London". That MP happens also to be the prime minister. But could Boris Johnson actually face defeat in Uxbridge and South Ruislip? Last … [Read more...] about General election 2019: Battle to unseat Boris Johnson in Uxbridge and Ruislip
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‘No Brexit deal tonight’ as Boris Johnson fails to win over DUP but EU confident agreement can be reached
EMMANUEL Macron has said a Brexit deal can be signed off tomorrow as Boris Johnson told MPs the "summit" is near. The French President raised hopes earlier of getting an agreement over the line as negotiations go down to the wire but a government source has revealed that no deal would be finalised tonight. Govt source says no Brexit deal tonight, because of unresolved issues with both the DUP and EU: "Everyone will be working into the night but there won’t be a deal this evening".— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) October 16, 2019 The source announced that there were still unresolved issues with both the DUP and the EU and said that "everyone will be working into the night but there will be no deal this evening." The French President said earlier today: "I want to believe an agreement is being finalised and that we will be able to endorse it tomorrow." And German Chancellor Angela Merkel said this evening: "The news we are getting from Brussels could be worse". The Prime … [Read more...] about ‘No Brexit deal tonight’ as Boris Johnson fails to win over DUP but EU confident agreement can be reached
Britain might not leave EU until 2020 even if Boris Johnson gets a deal, Brussels warns
BRUSSELS bosses have warned that Britain could be locked into the EU until 2020 as they finalise plans for a Brexit deal. Sources in the bloc said a breakthrough is on the cards - but the technical details may not be finalised until next year, paving the way for a THIRD extension. The move could wreck BoJo's "do or die" promise to have Britain out by October 31st. According to The Times, Johnson's allies said that the EU nations were split over suggestions of a further delay but said there was a "strong desire among powerful forces to get this sorted". Michel Barnier last night said it was "still possible" to do a deal this week but said now was the time to thrash out a legal text to seal it. Talks went on until midnight for the second day in a row.The tired-looking EU negotiator Michel Barnier raised hopes after weeks of pessimism in Brussels. Ramping up the pressure, the Frenchman told EU ministers that a draft legal text was needed by midnight. Mr Barnier said: "Let me add that it … [Read more...] about Britain might not leave EU until 2020 even if Boris Johnson gets a deal, Brussels warns