BORIS JOHNSON

The former German defence minister urged lawmakers to approve her 27-strong commission so that she can get to work on December 1.

Johnson said his "sensible, moderate, tax-cutting" agenda would help reunite Britain after three years of acrimony.

Johnson has held a double-digit lead over Labour in opinion polls for weeks.

Labour has promised to negotiate a softer Brexit deal with the EU and then hold a second referendum

Addressing supporters who were dressed in t-shirts bearing the slogan, he urged voters to give him the majority needed to push his EU divorce deal.

Moscow has been accused of spearheading sophisticated disinformation campaigns around the world to further its interests, including trying to manipulate US elections.

Hoyle, a Labour MP for 22 years and Bercow's deputy since 2010, beat six other contenders.

John Bercow faced accusations that he fostered a culture of bullying within parliament.

Trump said that Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn would be "so bad" in the role, in unprecedented criticism of a candidate to be British premier.

The pound flashed higher against the dollar and euro after British lawmakers agreed to hold an early election in December.

Johnson had nowhere left to turn after MPs rejected the Brexit terms he struck with Brussels less than two weeks ago.

Boris Johnson suffered a major setback earlier Monday when he was forced to agree to delay Britain's departure from the European Union.

Boris Johnson was forced to abandon his promise to leave the European Union on October 31.

MPs will decide Monday on whether to agree to the election, just as the EU is due to announce a three-month extension to the deadline.

MPs finally backed an EU divorce deal, only to reject Johnson's rushed timetable to turn it into law.

Tusk advised the bloc's 27 member states to accept a postponement request from the UK government, which Johnson was forced to submit Saturday.

Global stocks generally rose on positive sentiment about US-China trade and healthy corporate earnings.

House of Commons speaker John Bercow shot down Johnson's second attempt Monday to get MPs to sign off on his revised EU withdrawal terms.

Lawmakers voted to force Johnson to ask the European Union for another Brexit delay.

The pound rallied almost to $1.30 on Thursday as British prime minister faces an uphill task in getting Brexit Bill passed by lawmakers.

Boris Johnson told in a Brussels press conference that he was "very confident" of getting the Brexit deal through.