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In this photo made available from the U.K. Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts as he gives an answer during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions session in the House of Commons in London, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. Behind from right, Priti Patel, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Mark Spencer. (Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP)

U.K. Treasury chief quits as Boris Johnson shakes up Cabinet

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, in London, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

UK’s Johnson backs high speed railway despite opposition

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, in London, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

A bridge too far? UK looks at linking Scotland, N Ireland

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

The first light of dawn breaks looking toward the Palace of Westminster with British Union flags flying in London, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. Britain officially left the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Post-Brexit Britain, U.S. seek free trade deal

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines his government's negotiating stance with the European Union after Brexit, during a key speech at the Old Naval College in Greenwich, London, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)

UK boosts climate effort by banning new gas vehicles by 2035

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Lorries wait to board ferries on the morning after Brexit took place at the Port of Dover in Dover, England, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. If you thought the drawn-out battle over the U.K.'s departure from the European Union was painful, wait until you see what comes next. While Britain formally left the EU at 11 p.m. local time Friday, the hard work of building a new economic relationship between the bloc and its ex-member has just begun. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

U.K. and EU clash over trade with 11 months to make a deal

By Jill Lawless and Raf Casert - Associated Press

The Victoria Tower stands in Westminster, in London, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. Britain has officially left the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Britain to seek Canada-style free trade deal with EU

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

Brexit supporters burn a European Union flag in London, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Timeline of events in Britain’s exit from the European Union

Associated Press

Union flags hang outside Parliament near the statue of Winston Churchill in London, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Although Britain formally leaves the European Union on Jan. 31, little will change until the end of the year. Britain will still adhere to the four freedoms of the tariff-free single market – free movement of goods, services, capital and people. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Boris Johnson hails U.K.’s ‘new beginning’ as Brexit day arrives

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Anti-Brexit campaigner Steve Bray reacts to the photographer after a protest outside the European Parliament in Brussels, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Boris Johnson Brexit win brings brawling to an end after four years

By Benjamin Plackett - Special to The Washington Times

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson steps outside 10 Downing Street, in London, to welcome Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

UK Lords slam Brexit bill for not addressing child migrants

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2019, filer photo, a man uses his smartphone as he stands near a billboard for Chinese technology firm Huawei at the PT Expo in Beijing. British and American officials are meeting as U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government prepares to decide on whether there's a future for Chinese equipment maker Huawei in the country's next-generation telecom networks, his spokesman said Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

UK’s Johnson says Huawei critics should suggest alternatives

Associated Press

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen kisses EU Chief Negotiator on Brexit Michael Barnier on the cheek as they depart 10 Downing Street following a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

France rejects 11-month deadline UK sets on EU trade talks

By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

UK rate cut could come soon, Bank of England chief hints

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

In this Monday, May 13, 2019, photo, U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Misplaced outrage over Boris Johnson adviser suggesting relationship with Hungary’s Orban

By Lee Cohen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after an extraordinary meeting of the EU college of commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell briefed the college on Wednesday regarding the current situation in Libya and Iran. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU chief warns UK must compromise to get Brexit trade deal

By JILL LAWLESS and RAF CASERT - Associated Press

In this screen grab image issued by the Prime Minister's Press Office, showing Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his New Year's message to be broadcast Tuesday Dec. 31, 2019. Johnson has said Britain can look forward to a decade of &quot;prosperity and opportunity&quot;, as it finally ends the &quot;rancour and uncertainty&quot; of Brexit. (Prime Minister's Press Office via AP)

UK’s Johnson: Iranian general ‘threat to all our interests’

Associated Press

FILE In this file photo dated Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street for the State Opening of Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II, in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London. Charismatic Prime Minister Johnson’s larger-than-expected margin of victory in the December general election may give him a chance to consolidate power during the coming 2020 year. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, FILE)

Uncharted Brexit waters: UK’s Boris Johnson faces 2020 tests

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

Weirdos wanted: top adviser to UK’s Boris Johnson seeks help

Associated Press

In this photo made available by the UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, center, attends the debate in the House of Commons, London, Thursday Dec. 19, 2019. Boris Johnson signaled an end to Britain’s era of Brexit deadlock Thursday, announcing a packed legislative program intended to take the U.K. out of the European Union on Jan. 31, overhaul everything from fishing to financial services and shore up the country’s cash-starved public services. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP)

U.K. lawmakers OK Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill, pave way to leave EU

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press