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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   Printer-friendly
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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  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @05:04AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @05:04AM (#889384)

    1. Brexit will never happen, for the European Union is just a Soviet Union ver. 2.0

    2. New king will abolish the constitution for good, but a very serious crisis must be engineered to achieve that.

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  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @07:04AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @07:04AM (#889398)

    Yep, perfect example of what happens when you give up guns.

  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @09:46AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @09:46AM (#889461)

    1. Brexit will never happen, for the European Union is just a Soviet Union ver. 2.0

    Right idea, wrong ideology...
    The EU is the Fourth Reich.