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U.K. Labour Party Backs Early General Election Ahead Of Brexit Extension

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Union Jacks and EU flags fly over Britain's Parliament in Londonn. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)
Union Jacks and EU flags fly over Britain's Parliament in Londonn. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)

The main opposition Labour Party is now backing an early general election in the U.K. ahead of an extended Brexit deadline of Jan. 31, 2020.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson (@jeremyhobson) has all the latest from London.

This segment aired on October 29, 2019.

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