Boris Johnson’s hard-ball tactics helped seal a Brexit deal. Now the battle moves to Parliament.
To unblock an impasse that has threatened all year to plunge the U.K.’s departure from the European Union into chaos, Mr. Johnson used a high-risk approach.
He threatened both the EU and British lawmakers with consequences that weren’t in his control, and offered concessions that the U.K. previously hadn’t dared to.British lawmakers approved a measure that forced Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government to ask the EU for an extension to the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline—something he had said he wouldn't do. Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
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