The House of Commons voted in favour of a bill brought forward by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to hold an election before Christmas.
Members of the UK Parliament vote to allow a general election to take place in December. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had asked MPs to pass a law overruling previous legislation preventing another election until 2022. Opposition parties backed the snap poll after the EU formally agreed to delay Brexit until January 2020. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Members of the UK Parliament vote to allow a general election to take place in December. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had asked MPs to pass a law overruling previous legislation preventing another election until 2022. Opposition parties backed the snap poll after the EU formally agreed to delay Brexit until January 2020. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
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