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

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @11:41AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @11:41AM (#889488)

    That would be telling the EU to suck it.

    But I doubt the EU would be able to understand much of it, what, with the US's dick so deep in the UKs throat.

    Then again, a British royal could run for president, and with the US's admiration of the royal family, he could win that easily. (and be better at it than your current nitwit)

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  • (Score: 2) by Thexalon on Wednesday September 04 2019, @12:01PM (2 children)

    by Thexalon (636) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday September 04 2019, @12:01PM (#889494)

    and be better at it than your current nitwit

    The Brits wouldn't need to waste one of their royals on the presidency: They could easily win the presidency running a cucumber sandwich against the current nitwit.

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    • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @06:11PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @06:11PM (#889614)

      The US tried that. The electorate didn't care for the cucumber sandwich's pantsuit.

      • (Score: 2) by Thexalon on Wednesday September 04 2019, @07:49PM

        by Thexalon (636) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday September 04 2019, @07:49PM (#889663)

        No, they ran somebody else who was kinda hated. It's sort of like how now, Boris Johnson would be more likely to lose in an election against somebody nobody's heard of than he would running against Jeremy Corbyn.

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        The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.