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World Service,29 Oct 2019,53 mins

Brexit: UK Prime Minister's election plans fail to win enough votes

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Britain's parliament has rejected a plan by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to hold a general election in December to try to break the deadlock over Brexit. Media organisations are calling for the release of four Burundian journalists who have been charged with undermining national security. More than 150 inmates have escaped from a prison in central Nigeria.

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