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Boris Johnson Loses Majority in Parliament after Defection, Could Call Early Elections

posted by martyb on Wednesday September 04 2019, @04:13AM   
from the Ruh-Roh!-What-happens-now? dept.

takyon writes:

Boris Johnson loses Parliamentary majority, faces Brexit showdown

Britain's Parliament returns from its summer recess and is facing a titanic showdown over Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plans to leave the European Union. Here's what we know:

● Johnson has lost his majority in Parliament, with the defection of Conservative Phillip Lee to the Liberal Democrats.

● The opposition, including members of Johnson's party, is seeking to pass legislation to delay Brexit.

● Johnson has said that if his foes succeed he will call early elections.

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List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by length of tenure

#54: George Canning, 119 days (1827)
#55: Boris Johnson, 40 days (Incumbent) (2019)

See also: Brexit: Tory MP defects ahead of crucial no-deal vote
How Brexit Blew Up Britain's Constitution

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• Re:The clusterf*ckening (Score: 3, Interesting) by takyon on Wednesday September 04 2019, @08:48AM

  by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Wednesday September 04 2019, @08:48AM (#889439) Journal

  Maybe they get all the sovereignty, rebrand as Londoneu, join the EU as a Hong Kong style state landlocked within the UK, and UK tolerates it to keep all the rich people living there and leaking their rubles [theglobalist.com] outside of the Square Mile.

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