Encouraged by Merkel, UK’s Johnson tells Macron: I want a Brexit deal
By Reuters
22 August 2019 |
2:43 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday that he wanted a Brexit deal and believed it was still possible to reach one in time for the Oct. 31 deadline.
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