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In this handout photo provided by the House of Commons, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks in Parliament in London, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of “Resign!” and dared the political opposition to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain’s highest court ruled he acted illegally in suspending the body ahead of the Brexit deadline. (Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP)

Boris Johnson, U.K. leader, faces backlash over confrontational tone

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People are silhouetted with umbrellas in the rain backdropped by the Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. In a major blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain's highest court ruled Tuesday that his decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks in the crucial countdown to the country's Brexit deadline was illegal. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The Latest: Johnson urges opposition to call confidence vote

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European Parliament Brexit chief Guy Verhofstadt addresses European Parliament members during a committee about the Brexit at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The European Parliament's top Brexit official says that the British government's proposals on how to maintain an open border on the island of Ireland do not meet the conditions necessary to force a breakthrough in the stalled negotiations between the U.K. and the EU. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

EU watches Brexit saga in Britain with bewilderment

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Pro and anti-Brexit supporters hold signs and flags while demonstrating outside the Parliament in London, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Lawmakers in Britain are returning to the House of Commons on Wednesday, following a Supreme Court ruling that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had acted illegally by suspending Parliament. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Supreme Court ruling clear, but Brexit future still murky

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

People are silhouetted with umbrellas in the rain backdropped by the Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. In a major blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain's highest court ruled Tuesday that his decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks in the crucial countdown to the country's Brexit deadline was illegal. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

U.K. Parliament resumes amid political turmoil, Brexit crisis

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller arrives in the rain to the Supreme Court in London, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. In a decision with wide-ranging political ramifications, Britain's Supreme Court plans to give its verdict Tuesday on the legality of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's five-week suspension of Parliament. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Timeline of events leading up to key UK Supreme Court ruling

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves his hotel, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Another fine mess: Brexit-dogged Johnson’s UN trip goes awry

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens during the the United Nations Climate Action Summit during the General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump suggests ‘father of India’ title for Modi

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks down the street near United Nations headquarters in New York, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

U.K. Supreme Court rules suspension of Parliament was illegal

By Gregory Katz, Mike Corder and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the Climate Action Summit in the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

The Latest: British PM Boris Johnson rejects calls to resign

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the Climate Action Summit in the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Top UK court: Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was illegal

By GREGORY KATZ and MIKE CORDER and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson boards his plane at London's Heathrow Airport as he heads off for the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sunday Sept. 22, 2019. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

UK, France Germany blame Iran for Saudi oil attacks

By EDITH M. LEDERER and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, right, and EU brexit Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier, left, shake hands after a joint press conference as part of a meeting at the foreign ministry in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

The Latest: EU: hard to see Irish border solution with UK

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Anti Brexit campaigner Steve Bray walks on the beach to pose for a photograph during the Labour Party Conference at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

UK Supreme Court to rule Tuesday on Parliament suspension

By GREGORY KATZ and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson boards his plane at London's Heathrow Airport as he heads off for the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sunday Sept. 22, 2019. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

The Latest: European powers push for new talks with Iran

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In this Aug. 25, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, speak to the media before a working breakfast meeting at the Hotel du Palais on the sidelines of the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France. Johnson says he’ll tell President Donald Trump that the U.K.’s state-funded health service will be off the table in any future trade negotiations and that the U.S. will have to open its markets to British goods if it wants to make a deal. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times, Pool, File)

Boris Johnson says he’ll tell Donald Trump: Hands off U.K. health service

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019 file photo a Thomas Cook plane taxis on the runway at terminal one of Manchester Airport, England. More than 600,000 vacationers who booked through tour operator Thomas Cook were on edge Sunday, wondering if they will be able to get home, as one of the world's oldest and biggest travel companies teetered on the edge of collapse. The debt-laden company, which confirmed Friday it was seeking 200 million pounds ($250 million) in funding to avoid going bust, was in talks with shareholders and creditors to stave off failure. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

The Latest: British PM questions Thomas Cook bosses’ pay

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves to welcome the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 for bilateral talks. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Boris Johnson heads to UN, urging world to see beyond Brexit

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, walking along the promenade, is met by the press on the way to the Labour Party Conference at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England. Saturday Sept. 21, 2019. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)

UK’s Labour Party in turmoil as vote to oust deputy ditched

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

France's President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Prime Minister of Finland Antti Rinne, give a speech prior to a meeting, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

The Latest: UK’s Supreme Court aims to rule early next week

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