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All or northing: Can parliament stop Boris Johnson's Brexit blitz?

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Another make-or-break day for Britain's parliamentary democracy... only this time there's a new sheriff in town. Forget those happy-go-lucky "Boris the buffoon" caricatures that dismissed the seriousness of the new prime minister. As the Commons once again tries to wrest control of the Brexit process, gone is Theresa May and in her place a Tory leader who looked at his wafer-thin majority, his divided party and opted to come out swinging.

Added on the 03/09/2019 20:05:39 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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