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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
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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday September 04 2019, @04:43AM

    by c0lo (156) on Wednesday September 04 2019, @04:43AM (#889380) Journal

    doing anything other than getting on with the job at hand it would likely be a successful motion. That gives them some time to not get on with the job at hand by faffing about grandstanding for a month or so in an election run up.

    Seems to me that if they do neither of the two but just continue to grandstand for the whole term, the time to not get on with the job at hand is maximized.
    Just sayin'.

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