New vote likely next week; EU will grant extension if UK PM sends letter
Many protesters carried placards, some comparing Brexit to the election of US President Donald Trump
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Johnson, according to a source at the meeting of the 1922 Committee of Conservatives, made a short bouncy speech which was very well received
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office gave a gloomy assessment after a call between Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday morning
Johnson only took office in July but his threat to leave the EU on October 31 with or without a divorce deal with Brussels has put him on a collision course with MPs
But the UK's planned exit from the EU is putting the practice back in the spotlight, with PM Boris Johnson even taunting Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn by calling him a "chlorinated chicken"
The British Parliament will resume proceedings on September 3 after a summer recess
The German leader said the aim was to find a regime that both respect the two-decade old peace agreement in the British province of Northern Ireland
Johnson wants to change the exit terms struck by predecessor Theresa May but insists he will leave the EU without any agreement at all if necessary on October 31
While Brexit was at the heart of Johnson's first Parliament address, he took questions from MPs on a range of subjects and pledged extra police on the streets
Johnson, much like Trump, comes with a colourful personal history, wearing up his sleeve solutions to everything and sports a free tongue
Johnson wants to scrap the deal Theresa May struck and restructure the whole negotiation that was agreed at the start of the process
Hammond also pushed back against proposed tax cuts and spending increases by the two candidates -- ex-London mayor Boris Johnson and foreign minister Jeremy Hunt -- vying to become the next PM
May's offer comes as Britain votes in EU elections Thursday with the two main parties trailing behind the Brexit Party and the pro-EU Liberal Democrats
May's authority is hanging by a thread after 30 members of her Conservative Party defied her instructions and voted for Parliament to take control of the process
May was the subject of what The Sunday Times said was a "coup" by senior ministers seeking to oust her
British lawmakers are due to vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan for a second time on Tuesday
The UK is on course to leave the EU on March 29 but there's no deal in place to cushion the blow
The Brexit vote had as much to do with dissatisfaction with the status quo as it was about anything else