UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Loses Majority In Parliament While Parliament Votes to Delay Brexit -
On September 3, 2019, the Conservative party in the United Kingdom (“UK”) lost its majority in Parliament when Phillip Lee, a Conservative Member of Parliament (“MP”), defected to join the Liberal Democrats. As a result, Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost his ability to secure Britain’s “hard” or “no-deal” exit from the European Union (“EU”) on October 31, 2019, which he has promised to achieve on a number of occasions.
After winning the Parliamentary majority, members of the opposition voted to delay the “no deal” Brexit supported by Prime Minister Johnson. On September 4, 2019, the House of Commons passed a bill to delay Brexit beyond its current deadline of October 31, 2019. Although a number of conservatives in the House of Lords sought to filibuster the bill, the House of Lords approved the bill on September 6, 2019, which means that it has become law this week.
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