LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will not do business with Parliament until the opposition Labour Party agrees to a general election. Labour says it will not agree to an election until the European Union decides how long an extension to grant Britain to leave. And European leaders say they will not make that decision until the deadlock in London is broken. Even by the wheel-spinning standards of Brexit, there was something remarkable about the circular futility of events on Friday. Twelve-hundred nineteen days have passed since the British people voted to leave the European Union, and Britain’s departure now seems more of a mirage than ever.

Source: New York Times October 25, 2019 17:26 UTC