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British Opposition Parties Unite to Try to Force PM to Seek Brexit Delay

Reuters

   LONDON/BRUSSELS - Opposition parties said they would try to pass a law
   which would force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek a delay to
   Britain's departure from the European Union and prevent a potentially
   chaotic no-deal exit at the end of October.

   The United Kingdom is heading toward a constitutional crisis at home
   and a showdown with the EU as Johnson has pledged to leave the bloc in
   66 days without a deal unless Brussels agrees to renegotiate the Brexit
   divorce.

   The sticking point is the backstop, an insurance policy to prevent the
   return of a hard border on the island of Ireland.

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