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UK set for 12 December general election after MPs’ vote

Boris Johnson DITCHES his Brexit Bill and goes all out for pre-Xmas election with SNP and Lib Dem backing after EU leaves his ‘do or die’ pledge in tatters by granting ‘flex-tension’ until Jan 31

[IN MY LIFETIME] Rep. John Conyers on Why the 1967 Detroit Riot Happened

Outspoken MP John Mann quits Commons today with this warning about danger facing our democracy

Katie Hill: US congresswoman resigns amid affair allegations

Finally,European Union has agreed to Brexit deadline extension up to 31 January 2020,says President of European Council

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: IS leader ‘dead after US raid’ in Syria

John Bolton’s former deputy asks judge to decide if he can testify to the impeachment inquiry on Monday after Donald Trump invoked ‘constitutional immunity’ to stop him

Labour is teetering on the edge of the trap set by Boris Johnson

Essex lorry deaths: Two held on suspicion of manslaughter

Hundreds Gather At U.S. Capitol To Pay Final Respects To Rep. Elijah E. Cummings

Mueller report: Criminal probe into Russia inquiry begins

Jeremy Corbyn dithers over whether he will back Boris Johnson’s pre-Christmas election call during interview with Richard & Judy – as Britain AND Brussels wait for him to make up his mind despite huge split in Labour Party

‘Thank you for letting him crash the party’: Prince Harry makes a surprise appearance at Meghan’s gender equality round-table after driving her to Windsor Castle in an electric car

Tourists rush to climb Australia’s Uluru before ban comes into force tomorrow

Rich Chinese outnumber wealthy Americans for first time: Credit Suisse

MPs approve Queen’s Speech by 16 votes

John Bercow kills off Remainer MPs’ bid to hijack Boris Johnson’s final vote on his Queen’s Speech TODAY and force a second referendum

Top Trump Trade Adviser, China Swap Insults Amid Ongoing Trade War

‘We could be stuffed like Christmas turkeys’: Tory ministers warn Boris Johnson over his ‘Grinch-like’ bid for a December election as Labour finally looks set to back PM’s call for a snap vote if EU insists on a long delay

Kartarpur corridor: India and Pakistan sign deal on Sikh temple project

Boris Johnson news – live: Downing Street insists PM won’t quit even if he loses knife-edge vote on Queen’s Speech, becoming first to do so since 1924

Prince Charles ‘is furious at uproar over his sons’ feuds and the fact it is casting a shadow over his own work ‘say royal sources’

