Boris Johnson Loses Parliament Majority

Rebel lawmaker Phillip Lee defects to pro-European Liberal Democrats; MPs seek to delay Brexit

Agence France-Presse

London

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday lost his working majority in Parliament ahead of a showdown with rebel MPs over Brexit that could lead to a snap election within weeks.

Mr. Johnson condemned a plan by lawmakers to block his Brexit strategy as “surrender” and said it would undermine his intention to negotiate a new divorce deal with the EU.

He said the move by opposition MPs and members of his Conservative party to try to delay Brexit beyond October 31 if he cannot agree exit terms with Brussels was like “running up the white flag”.