PM Johnson has said that, if he retains power, he will deliver Brexit by Jan. 31 – after nearly four years of political crisis following a 2016 referendum in which Britons voted to leave the European Union.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: IANS)
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that it would be really great if US President Donald Trump does not get involved in Britain’s election when he will visit London for a NATO summit next week.
A senior Trump administration official said that Trump is “absolutely cognizant of not, again, wading into other country’s elections”.
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But senior Conservatives are nervous that Trump could upset the campaign when in London, just over a week before the Dec. 12 election, which polls indicate Johnson is on course to win.
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PM Johnson has said that, if he retains power, he will deliver Brexit by Jan. 31 – after nearly four years of political crisis following a 2016 referendum in which Britons voted to leave the European Union.
He also said that he wanted to keep in place government preparations for a possible no-deal Brexit – under which Britain would leave without agreement on the terms with Brussels and potentially expose itself to more economic uncertainty – but that he expected to secure a trade deal with the EU by the end of 2020.
On Wednesday, UK main opposition Labour accused PM Johnson of plotting a “toxic” deal with Trump to allow US pharmaceutical companies access to the state health service.
Last week, Corbyn revealed for the first time that he will remain neutral in the second Brexit referendum that he has vowed to hold if h becomes prime minister next month.
Earlier in the month, Johnson had launched his Conservative Party’s campaign, who is facing an unprecedented candidate against him. A young Muslim immigrant Ali Milani who represents the Labour Party in Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituencies of northwest London.
The US President is due to arrive on Monday has cast Johnson as “Britain’s Trump,” and during a previous visit criticised Johnson’s predecessor Theresa May over her Brexit policy.
Johnson is hopeful that the December 12 election will break the long impasse over Brexit and give his party a majority so he can extricate Britain from the European Union.
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