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Johnson adamant on Brexit deadline, despite delay request

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is adamant that Britain will leave the EU on October 31.

A defiant British government has doubled down, insisting it will leave the European Union in 11 days despite parliament's forcing a reluctant prime minister to request another delay.

On a day of high drama on Saturday, MPs in the House of Commons passed up the chance to decide on the revised withdrawal agreement that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had negotiated with the European Union.

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