The Latest: EU asks UK to name commissioner even temporarily

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s Dec. 12 election and the country’s impending departure from the European Union (all times local):
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Even though the British government desperately wants to leave the EU, the bloc itself desperately wants a new U.K. Commissioner on its executive team, even if only for a few months.
EU Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen has given British Prime Minister Boris Johnson until the end of the week to come up with a candidate t