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BREXIT

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2019
Johnson forms war Cabinet to force through Brexit by Oct. 31 as no-deal prospect rises, Times reports
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson formed a war Cabinet of six senior ministers to plan for exiting the European Union by Oct. 31, as a key adviser said leaving without a deal had become a very real prospect, the Sunday Times reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2019
U.K.'s Johnson heads to Scotland as Edinburgh leader attacks no-deal Brexit
Britain's Boris Johnson will make his first visit to Scotland as prime minister on Monday, his office said, as his Conservative Party's leader there said she would refuse to support a no-deal Brexit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2019
Boris Johnson faces a millennial Brexit wildcard
After seeing off Theresa May, Britain's new prime minister may find there's another female party leader he can't ignore.
EDITORIALS
Jul 26, 2019
Boris moves to 10 Downing Street
Britain's new prime minister faces a set of crises as acute as any with which his predecessors have had to deal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2019
I'll make Britain great again: Johnson echoes Trump over Brexit
Boris Johnson promised on Thursday that Brexit would make Britain the greatest place on Earth, echoing the patriotic rhetoric of U.S. President Donald Trump in a debut speech as prime minister before Parliament.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2019
Boris Johnson purges Cabinet, vows 'a better deal' on Brexit
Boris Johnson executed a brutal clearing-out of more than half of his predecessor's top team, installing Brexit supporters in key roles as the new prime minister signaled his intent to deliver an exit in 98 days.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2019
New U.K. leader Boris Johnson chides 'gloomsters' and vows bold new Brexit deal tough tack with EU
Boris Johnson promised in his first speech as prime minister to lead Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 with "no ifs or buts" and warned that if the European Union refused to negotiate then there would be a no-deal Brexit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2019
A new government but no new solutions
Continued turmoil can be avoided only if new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson comes out with a 'no deal deal' on Brexit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2019
Boris Johnson gets his wish at last
The Conservative Party has said yes, but will the United Kingdom give him a chance?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2019
Boris Johnson says technology can enable trade deal that breaks Brexit deadlock
Boris Johnson, favored to become Britain's new prime minister, said on Sunday the country could reach a free trade deal to leave the European Union that would remove the need for one of the more problematic parts of a previous agreement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2019
Demonstrators launch 'Boris blimp' during pro-EU rally near British Parliament
Opponents of Britain's exit from the EU hoisted a "Boris blimp" portraying the U.K.'s likely next prime minister as a crying child as they demonstrated outside Parliament on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2019
Ex-Russian arms tycoon quietly wields influence in British leadership race
A former Russian arms tycoon who had connections at the highest levels of the Kremlin is a major donor to Britain's ruling Conservative Party and counts himself a friend of the man expected to be the country's next prime minister.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2019
U.K. Parliament flexes muscle as Boris Johnson doubles down on no-deal Brexit
Members of Britain's Parliament delivered a sharp warning to the country's next prime minister: They will not allow him to pursue a no-deal Brexit without a fight.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2019
U.K. Labour's trade union backers support second referendum on Brexit deal
British trade union leaders linked to the opposition Labour Party have agreed to back a second referendum on any Brexit deal reached by the next Conservative prime minister or a no-deal exit, according to a copy of the agreement seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2019
Britain's Boris Johnson set for crushing victory over Hunt, poll suggests
Boris Johnson looks set for a landslide victory over rival Jeremy Hunt in the race to become Britain's next prime minister.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2019
Jeremy Hunt sets early October deadline for no-deal Brexit decision
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt would decide to take Britain out of the European Union without a deal on Oct. 31 if it becomes clear at the beginning of that month that there is no prospect of getting an agreement through Parliament.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2019
No-deal Brexit could end Japan investment boom, envoy tells U.K. leadership candidates
Foreign Minister Taro Kono has warned two candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Theresa May that a no-deal Brexit would be so disruptive Japanese capital's 35-year bet on the U.K. could end.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 28, 2019
Boris Johnson, favored to be next British prime minister: Genius or joker?
Loose cannon or influential statesman — what kind of British prime minister would Boris Johnson make on the world stage? Judging by his time as foreign secretary, possibly both.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2019
Boris Johnson says chances of no-deal Brexit are 'a million to one'
Boris Johnson, the favorite to become British prime minister, said the chances of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal are "a million-to-one" even as he repeated his promise to leave the bloc without a deal by the end of October.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2019
The U.K.'s giant delusion of sovereign control
In today's deeply interdependent world, the idea of 'getting our country back' is fundamentally, intellectually and factually flawed.

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