Boris Johnson has vowed his new 'people's parliament' will 'get Brexit done', as MPs returned to the Commons for the first time since the general election.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed his new "people's parliament" will "get Brexit done", as MPs returned to the Commons for the first time since the general election.
Following the prime minister's landslide victory - which saw the Conservatives win a commanding Commons majority of 80 - Mr Johnson praised his new MPs. Rising to sustained cheers from the government benches, Mr Johnson said the new parliament was a "vast improvement on its predecessor". Image: Getty
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