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Anti-Brexit campaigner Steve Bray, centre, holds a banner near Parliament in London, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson voiced optimism Monday that a new Brexit deal can be reached so Britain leaves the European Union by Oct. 31. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Britain suspends Parliament amid Brexit crisis

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during a meeting with Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar at Government Buildings in Dublin, Monday Sept. 9, 2019. Boris Johnson is to meet with Leo Varadkar in search of a compromise on the simmering Brexit crisis. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)

Johnson suspends UK Parliament after latest Brexit defeat

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

In this image released by the House of Commons, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks in the House of Commons, London, Tuesday Sept. 3, 2019 after MPs voted in favor of allowing a cross-party alliance to take control of the Commons agenda on Wednesday in a bid to block a no-deal Brexit on October 31. (Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP)

Johnson’s Brexit plans in crisis after 3rd defeat in 2 days

By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

In this image released by the House of Commons, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks in the House of Commons, London, Tuesday Sept. 3, 2019 after MPs voted in favor of allowing a cross-party alliance to take control of the Commons agenda on Wednesday in a bid to block a no-deal Brexit on October 31. (Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP)

The Latest: Johnson fails to win vote on early election

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FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 file photo Britain's Environment Secretary Michael Gove arrives at Downing Street. London. Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement that she will leave 10 Downing Street has set off a fierce competition to succeed her as Conservative Party leader _ and as the next prime minister. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Michael Gove enters Conservative race to succeed Theresa May

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Anti Brexit campaigners hold banners near Parliament in London, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May was under pressure Wednesday to scrap a planned vote on her tattered Brexit blueprint — and to call an end to her embattled premiership — after her attempt at compromise got the thumbs-down from both her own Conservative Party and opposition lawmakers. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The Latest: Brexit: Senior Cabinet official quits UK govt

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Protestor flags fly opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday, April 11, 2019. European Union leaders on Thursday offered Britain an extension to Brexit that would allow the country to delay its EU departure date until Oct. 31. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Shame, sadness in UK as Brexit reveals Parliament’s flaws

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

A European flag placed by anti-Brexit remain in the European Union supporters flies backdropped by the Houses of Parliament, at right, in London, Monday, March 18, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May was making a last-minute push Monday to win support for her European Union divorce deal, warning opponents that failure to approve it would mean a long — and possibly indefinite — delay to Brexit. Parliament has rejected the agreement twice, but May aims to try a third time this week if she can persuade enough lawmakers to change their minds. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The Latest: Barnier: May must explain Brexit delay reasoning

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to lawmakers in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday March 13, 2019. In a tentative first step toward ending months of political deadlock, British lawmakers voted Wednesday to block the country from leaving the European Union without a divorce agreement, triggering an attempt to delay that departure, currently due to take place on March 29. (Mark Duffy/UK Parliament via AP)

The Latest: UK lawmakers vote strongly to delay Brexit

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Anti-Brexit remain in the European Union supporters, take part in a protest outside the House of Parliament in London, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Prime Minister Theresa May's mission to secure Britain's orderly exit from the European Union appeared headed for defeat Tuesday, as lawmakers ignored her entreaties to support her divorce deal and end the political chaos and economic uncertainty that Brexit has unleashed.(AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

The Latest: EU official says ‘no-deal’ vote wont halt Brexit

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, speaks during a media conference after a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Monday, March 11, 2019. Prime Minister Theresa May is making a last-ditch attempt to get concessions from EU counterparts on elements of the agreement they all reached late last year. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Theresa May, U.K. prime minister, set to put her EU divorce deal to the test

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Pro-Brexit leave the European Union supporters, left, and anti-Brexit remain in the European Union supporters take part in a protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May faced continued opposition to her European Union divorce deal Tuesday despite announcing what she described as &quot;legally binding&quot; changes in hopes of winning parliamentary support for the agreement. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The Latest: Brexit booster Farage expects yearlong delay

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British Prime Minister Theresa May, background, is welcomed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Strasbourg, France, Monday, March 11, 2019. May flew to Strasbourg, France, late Monday to try to secure a last-minute deal with the bloc. (Vincent Kessler/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: EU chief says new Brexit deal is ‘best possible’

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Anti Brexit protesters on board a hired red London bus demonstrate as they drive past the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. Pro-Brexit British lawmakers were mounting a campaign Monday to rescue May's rejected European Union divorce deal in a parliamentary showdown this week. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The Latest: Verhofstadt: No majority to reopen Brexit deal

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, in London, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Talks to end Britain's Brexit stalemate appeared deadlocked Friday, with neither Prime Minister Theresa May nor the main opposition leader shifting from their entrenched positions. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

The Latest: Brexit: EU official welcomes scrapping of fee

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In this file photo taken on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 a woman walks by the entrance to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) **FILE**

The Latest: Theresa May postpones vote on Brexit deal

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FILE - In this Thursday, July 26, 2007 file photo, a general view of the Houses of Parliament on the river Thames in London. An independent report says Britain's House of Commons is a sometimes dysfunctional workplace in which bullying, harassment and sexual harassment have long been &quot;tolerated and concealed.&quot; The report by former High Court judge Laura Cox says a culture &quot;of deference, subservience, acquiescence and silence&quot; has helped inappropriate behavior thrive, it was reported on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Report: Bullying, harassment rife at UK Parliament

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U.K. lawmakers recommend tougher rules on Facebook

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks in the House of Commons, as MPs gather to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox, in London, Monday, June 20, 2016. British lawmakers returned to Parliament Monday to pay tribute to lawmaker Jo Cox, as the man charged with her slaying made a brief court appearance by video link from prison. (PA via AP)

Roses and tears as U.K. lawmakers pay tribute to slain Jo Cox

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Stephen Harper hopes his Conservatives can fend off challenges so he can be the first Canadian prime minister in over a century to win four straight elections. (Associated Press)

Canada’s political parties regroup to take on prime minister

By Meghan Bartlett - The Washington Times