New British leader Boris Johnson vows to deliver Brexit in October
His first task was to appoint key members of the government — names that will give a hint of how he will handle leaving the EU
24 July 2019 - 18:04
London — Boris Johnson took office as British prime minister on Wednesday, vowing to implement the result of the 2016 Brexit referendum and lead Britain out of the European Union on October 31 with “no ifs or buts”.
Johnson enters Downing Street at one of the most perilous junctures in post-World War 2 British history — the UK is divided over its divorce from the EU and weakened by the three-year political crisis that has gripped it since that referendum...
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