'I earlier urged the House to trust the people, but once again the opposition think they know better.' Watch UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's response after he lost an attempt to secure a snap general election for the second time in a matter of days.
While publicly claiming not to favor an election, Johnson had hoped a new national poll would break the current impasse in Parliament over Brexit by returning him to power with an outright majority. But the move suffered a heavy defeat in the House of Commons, with opposition parties showing a united front against it once again. The motion, which needed a majority of two thirds to pass, fell far short of that threshold.
Why is the UK Parliament being suspended and what does it mean for Brexit?In the weeks since, it has been criticized as"undemocratic" and slapped with several legal challenges, including one from a former UK Prime Minister.
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