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.
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
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(Score: 2) by theluggage on Wednesday September 04 2019, @01:24PM
No need - Boris and Donald are already sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G - if we're stuck with no trade deals and in a state of dispute with the EU, he'll sell us to the US for the traditional handful of beads without any inconvenient complications like letting all us Brits come over there and vote for liberals or royalists...