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Britain's Prime Minster Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street to go to the House of Commons for his weekly Prime Minister's Questions in London, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

The British government wants to define extremism. Critics say it risks creating more division

By Jill Lawless and Sylvia Hui - Associated Press

European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Michel Barnier walks from his hotel to the Conference Centre in London, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. With less than two months to go before the U.K. exits the EU's economic orbit, trade deal talks resume in London. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

With a month until split, Brexit trade deal hangs in balance

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019 file photo, Britain's Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove speaks at the Conservative Party's final election campaign rally at the Copper Box Arena in London. Britain goes to the polls on Dec. 12. The British government insisted Monday April 27, 2020 that it won’t extend the deadline for striking a post-Brexit deal with the European Union, despite the upheaval caused by the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

UK says it won’t extend EU talks despite virus upheaval

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Doctor Meenal Viz holds a banner as she protests outside Downing Street in London, as the country is in lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, Sunday, April 19, 2020. The doctor who is pregnant protested about the lack of PPE and protection for NHS health workers. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Michael Gove, Cabinet Office Minister: Britain not lifting coronavirus restrictions

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Dominic Raab, leads cabinet members as they leave 10 Downing Street after a meeting as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms worsened in London, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Johnson was admitted to St Thomas' hospital in central London on Sunday after his coronavirus symptoms persisted for 10 days. Having been in hospital for tests and observation, his doctors advised that he be admitted to intensive care on Monday evening. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

With Johnson hospitalized, who’s who in Britain’s Cabinet?

By SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press

Britain's Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State Dominic Raab, left, arrives for a group photo with other ministers during the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday Aug. 29, 2019. The topics to be discussed at the meeting include the wider Middle East, the Arctic region, hybrid threats and fires raging in the Amazon rainforest. (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP)

The Latest: Brexit: UK minister tours Calais port

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Conservative Party leadership contender Andrea Leadsom arrives to launch her campaign, in London, Tuesday June 11, 2019. The Conservatives are holding an election to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, who resigned as party leader last week after failing to lead Britain out of the European Union on schedule. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Boris Johnson builds lead in race to be UK prime minister

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

A police officer stands guard outside the door of 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, June 7, 2019. Prime Minister Theresa May is stepping down as Britain's Conservative party leader later Friday, defeated by her failure to take Britain out of the European Union on schedule. She will remain as prime minister for a few weeks while the party picks a successor. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

10 candidates running in Brexit-dominated U.K. leadership race

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 file photo, Britain's Environment Secretary Michael Gove arrives at Downing Street. London. British Environment Secretary Michael Gove has on Friday, June 7 admitted using cocaine on “several occasions” two decades ago, as Conservative Party leadership hopefuls rush to admit past sins and avoid any surprises during what is expected to be a heated contest. Gove is the latest candidate in the race to replace Prime Minister Theresa May to acknowledge using banned substances. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File) **FILE**

Third candidate for UK prime minister reveals past drug use

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

Theresa May. (Associated Press)

British problems often said solvable by ‘looking for the woman’

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

Michael Gove leaves his home in London, as he prepared to set out his case for becoming prime minister, Friday July 1, 2016. The candidates to succeed David Cameron as Conservative Party leader are starting their campaign to become Britain's prime minister which will shape Britain's future relationship with the European Union. (Lauren Hurley / PA via AP)

Michael Gove, British PM hopeful, says no EU exit talks this year

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Former London mayor Boris Johnson announces that he will not run for leadership of Britain's ruling Conservative Party in London, Thursday, June 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Boris Johnson won’t run for leadership of Conservative Party

By Gregory Katz and Raphael Satter - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 file photo, Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove listens to applause after delivering a keynote speech at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham, England. Britain's education minister insists he has not killed a mockingbird, but many literature-lovers don't believe him. Education Secretary Michael Gove has sparked a furor with his campaign to put the basics - and Britishness - back into schools. The latest new rules introduced by his department mean that a major English Literature qualification must focus almost exclusively on writers from the British Isles. Longtime favorites like John Steinbeck's &quot;Of Mice and Men&quot; and Harper Lee's &quot;To Kill a Mockingbird&quot; are off the syllabus - and critics say that could lead to the narrowing of British minds. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

UK education revamp leaves US authors on the shelf

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press