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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street on route to Buckingham Palace to see Queen Elizabeth II to formally start the general election in London, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. Britain goes to the polls on Dec.12. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Boris Johnson compares rival to Stalin at start of election

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Merkel’s conservatives in Germany seek an end to sniping

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A motorway overhead matrix sign on the M3 motorway warms motorists about possible changes to EU freight papers, near Camberley, south-east England, Monday Sept. 30, 2019. Uncertainty persists over Britain's Brexit split from the European Union bloc, although Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed that Britain will leave on the scheduled date of Oct. 31, with or without a deal. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP)

Moment of truth: UK to submit ‘final offer’ for Brexit deal

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, June 4, 2014, file photo, Britain's Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow he walks through Central Lobby before Britain's Queen Elizabeth II delivered the Queen's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London. A colorful era in British parliamentary history is coming to a close with Speaker of the House John Bercow’s abrupt announcement Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, that he will leave his influential post by the end of October. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool, File)

U.K. House Speaker John Bercow to step down

By Gregory Katz - Associated Press

Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks outside 10 Downing Street, London, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Boris Johnson has replaced Theresa May as Prime Minister, following her resignation last month after Parliament repeatedly rejected the Brexit withdrawal agreement she struck with the European Union. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Boris Johnson, new U.K. prime minister, sets sights on Brexit

By Geoff Hill - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, June 27, 2019 file photo Conservative leadership candidate Boris Johnson gives the thumbs at the Wight Shipyard Company at Venture Quay during a visit to the Isle of Wight, England. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Boris Johnson’s chaotic path to power finally pays off

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks after being announced as the new leader of the Conservative Party in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Brexit champion Boris Johnson won the contest to lead Britain's governing Conservative Party on Tuesday, and will become the country's next prime minister. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Boris Johnson to become next British prime minister

By Maggie Garred The Washington Times - The Washington Times

Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson, right, leaves his office in London, Monday July 22, 2019. Voting closes Monday in the ballot to elect Britain's next prime minister, from the two contenders Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, as critics of likely winner Boris Johnson condemned his vow to take Britain out of the European Union with or without a Brexit deal.(Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)

The Latest: New Zealand set to talk free trade with Johnson

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Conservative party leadership contender Boris Johnson, is shadowed by a Brexit demonstrator, as he arrives at his office in central London, Tuesday July 23, 2019. Britain’s governing Conservative Party is set to reveal the name of the country’s next prime minister later Tuesday, with Brexit champion Boris Johnson widely considered to be favourite to get the job against fellow contender Jeremy Hunt. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

Boris Johnson tipped to win as U.K. Tories reveal new leader

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Conservative party leadership candidate Boris Johnson answers questions during a Conservative leadership hustings at ExCel Centre in London, Wednesday, July 17, 2019. The two contenders, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are competing for votes from party members, with the winner replacing Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and Prime Minister of Britain's ruling Conservative Party. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Voting for new UK prime minister ends amid Brexit foreboding

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

UK legislator charged with 2 sexual assaults against women

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan 9, 2019 file photo, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond leaves 11 Downing Street for the House of Commons to attend Prime Minister's question time, in London. Hammond says he will quit if, as widely expected Boris Johnson becomes prime minister. Hammond said Sunday, July 21, 2109 that Johnson’s vow to take the U.K. out of the European Union on Oct. 31, with or without a divorce deal is “not something that I could ever sign up to.” (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

UK Treasury chief vows to quit if Boris Johnson becomes PM

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, smiles as she arrives for her annual sommer press conference in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

The Latest: Trump lauds Johnson as ‘different kind of guy’

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Conservative party leadership candidate Boris Johnson gestures while delivering his speech during a Conservative leadership hustings at ExCel Centre in London, Wednesday, July 17, 2019. The two contenders, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are competing for votes from party members, with the winner replacing Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and Prime Minister of Britain's ruling Conservative Party. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt make final pitch to Conservatives

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In this photo issued by ITV, showing Britain's Conservative Party leadership candidates Boris Johnson, left, and Jeremy Hunt, during a live head-to-head TV debate hosted by ITV at their studios in Salford, England, Tuesday July 9, 2019. The two contenders, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are competing for votes from party members, with the winner replacing Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and Prime Minister of Britain's ruling Conservative Party. (Matt Frost/ITV via AP)

AP FACT CHECK: UK leadership contenders make wild promises

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 26, 2017 file photo, Entrepreneur Gina Miller answers a journalist's question at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. An anti-Brexit campaigner who won a major legal case against the British government says she will go to court again if the next prime minister tries to force the country out of the European Union without a deal. Businesswoman Gina Miller says Sunday, July 14, 2019 she has instructed lawyers in anticipation of Boris Johnson winning a Conservative Party leadership contest later this month. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

British activist readies legal bid over no-deal Brexit

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street for her weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

UK PM May takes swipe at front-runner Boris Johnson

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

Britain's Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson, right, is greeted by a supporter during a campaign stop at the port of Dover, southeast England, Thursday July 11, 2019. The two contenders, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are competing for votes from party members, with the winner replacing Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and Prime Minister of Britain's ruling Conservative Party. (Chris Ratcliffe/Pool via AP)

Brexit, domestic drama and Trump drive UK leadership race

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, March 27, 2017 file photo, Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Atlantic and the Virgin Group, smiles at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Branson has warned that a no-deal Brexit will force the company to invest less in Britain because of pressures on the pound. Branson has told the BBC on Thursday, July 11, 2019 that if the U.K. leaves the European Union without a deal, it will force his company to shift investment because its costs are in dollars. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)

Branson: Pound could be just a dollar in ‘no-deal’ Brexit

By DANICA KIRKA and PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

In this photo issued by ITV, showing Britain's Conservative Party leadership candidates Boris Johnson, left, and Jeremy Hunt, during a live head-to-head TV debate hosted by ITV at their studios in Salford, England, Tuesday July 9, 2019. The two contenders, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are competing for votes from party members, with the winner replacing Prime Minister Theresa May as party leader and Prime Minister of Britain's ruling Conservative Party. (Matt Frost/ITV via AP)

Brexit: Ex-PM vows legal action if UK Parliament suspended

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press