Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to staff in the children's ward as he visits Milton Keynes University Hospital in Milton Keynes, England, Friday Oct. 25, 2019. European Union ambassadors agreed Friday that the bloc should grant Britain's request for another extension to the Brexit deadline but have not yet figured out how long that delay should be. (Toby Melville/Pool via AP)
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LONDON (AP) - Two British opposition parties want to hold elections even earlier than Prime Minister Boris Johnson has proposed as they try to ensure the country doesn't leave the European Union without an agreement.
The Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrats say they will push for a Dec. 9 election, three days earlier than Johnson has proposed and years earlier than the next scheduled vote in 2022.
They also plan to ask EU leaders to extend the Brexit deadline to at least Jan. 31 to provide more time to debate Johnson's withdrawal agreement.
Johnson says if lawmakers approve a Dec. 12 election he will attempt to push his Brexit deal through Parliament quickly. He is seeking to delay Britain's Oct. 31 Brexit deadline by only a few weeks to keep pressure on lawmakers.
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to staff in the children's ward as he visits Milton Keynes University Hospital in Milton Keynes, England, Friday Oct. 25, 2019. European Union ambassadors agreed Friday that the bloc should grant Britain's request for another extension to the Brexit deadline but have not yet figured out how long that delay should be. (Toby Melville/Pool via AP)
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at an activists training event at the GLO Centre in Motherwell, Scotland. Saturday Oct. 26, 2019. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)
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Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster poses on stage as she prepares for the the DUP annual party conference over the coming weekend in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friday Oct. 25, 2019. Brexit dominates all political discussions at this time, as European Union ambassadors agreed Friday that the bloc should grant Britain's request for another extension to the Brexit deadline but have not yet figured out how long that delay should be.(Brian Lawless/PA via AP)
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Union flags and an umbrella tied to railings in front of Parliament in London, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. Politicians in Britain and the European Union seem to be looking to each other to break the Brexit deadlock. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Various flags and banners fly in front of Parliament in London, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. Politicians in Britain and the European Union seem to be looking to each other to break the Brexit deadlock. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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A cloudy sky over the River Thames by Parliament, right, in London, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. Politicians in Britain and the European Union seem to be looking to each other to break the Brexit deadlock. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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