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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: 4, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @03:40PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @03:40PM (#889565)

    we voted on the question of leave, not leave with a deal, but leave

    Yes, and Vote Leave made all kinds of promises about how leaving wouldn't hurt trade in the slightest, how the new deal with the EU would be the easiest deal ever, how the UK would hold all the cards, etc. That's what people voted for, because that's what the leave option was presented to them as.

    Now that reality has turned out to be quite different from all the lies, do you agree We The People should have a chance to say if we still think leaving is a good idea? I think so.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @06:00PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @06:00PM (#889610)

    Now that reality has turned out to be quite different from all the lies

    They never left... reality turned out to be that voting doesn't mean shit in the UK.