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British premier to seek suspension of parliament to October 14

[FILE] Conservative MP Boris Johnson leaves his home in London on June 11, 2019. – The contest to replace Theresa May as Britain’s next leader formally has begun, with candidates lining up to define themselves against the “bluff and bluster” of frontrunner Boris Johnson. (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES / AFP)

The British government will seek to extend the suspension of parliament until October 14 — two weeks before the UK is set to leave the EU, reports said Wednesday.

Parliament is by convention suspended for the annual conferences of the three main parties, with the final one, the governing Conservatives’ congress, due to end on October 2.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants parliament to return on October 14, the BBC and Sky News television reported.

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