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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is confident that his country's parliament would back a Brexit deal struck with the EU -- despite key allies coming out against it. SOUNDBITE
EU Council president Donald Tusk says the European Council endorses the deal on Brexit, adding that both sides are "close to the final stretch". SOUNDBITE of Donald Tusk
European Commission president nominee Ursula von der Leyen says she is prepared to extend Britain's exit from the EU beyond the October 31 deadline if necessary. SOUNDBITE
Protesters gather for a rally on Parliament Square in London after Brexit firebrand and Eurosceptic Nigel Farage called for rally on what would have been "Brexit Day". British MPs rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's EU divorce deal for a third time, opening the way for a long delay to Brexit -- or a potentially catastophic "no deal" withdrawal in two weeks. IMAGES of the pro-Brexit rally on Parliament Square
British Prime Minister Theresa May says Britain "may never leave" the European Union if members of Parliament reject her Brexit deal next week. SOUNDBITE of British Prime Minister Theresa May