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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: 3, Touché) by takyon on Wednesday September 04 2019, @08:20AM (2 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Wednesday September 04 2019, @08:20AM (#889428) Journal

    The financial entities in City of London can relocate pretty easy. the trading pits are almost 100% electronic HFT bots anymore.

    Before they relocate, they could threaten to relocate in an attempt to get more sovereignty and other concessions.

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday September 04 2019, @08:38AM (1 child)

    by c0lo (156) on Wednesday September 04 2019, @08:38AM (#889436) Journal

    I have a bunch the rest of the EU has more financial clout than the City of London.
      It's not about the transaction value, is about what you have (or can get) at the end of the day.

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    • (Score: 3, Interesting) by takyon on Wednesday September 04 2019, @08:48AM

      by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> 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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