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Good morning from the newsroom of the Financial Times.

Today is Wednesday, December 11th. Good morning from the Newsroom of the Financial Times.

Today is Wednesday, December 11th,

and this is your FT news briefing.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson

will try to make up for two last minute campaign stumbles in a final plea to voters.

Saudi Arabia is making a last ditch effort to get a $2 trillion valuation for its state oil company, Democrats unveil two articles of impeachment

against President Donald Trump and trade negotiators from the US, Canada, and Mexico sign

changes to the US MCA Trade Pact.

Plus, we'll take a look at Europe's new green trade plan

and why some argue it has more to do with protectionism than the planet.

I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day.

It's the last day of campaigning before the UK election and Prime Minister Johnson will be trying to make up for two

last minute gaffs. On Monday, Mr Johnson refused to look at a photo that brought the National

Health Service to the center of the campaign.

It was of a sick boy sleeping on a hospital floor

due to a shortage of beds.

A reporter asked Mr Johnson to look at the picture,

which was on the reporter's phone.

Instead, Mr Johnson took the phone and put it in his pocket.

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