British MPs vote against early election after EU approves latest Brexit delay
5 years, 2 months ago

British MPs vote against early election after EU approves latest Brexit delay

ABC  

The British Government has lost a vote in the House of Commons to hold a general election on December 12. Key points: MPs are to vote on a Government motion proposing an early election for December 12 The UK hasn't been asked to vote in December for over a century Presently the Johnson Government does not have a functional parliamentary majority Requiring a "super majority" two-thirds of Parliament, or 434 votes, to be successful, just 299 MPs backed the motion. Earlier today, European Council President Donald Tusk tweeted that the EU's 27 other countries would accept "the UK's request for a Brexit flextension until 31 January, 2020". Responding to Mr Tusk in a letter, Mr Johnson said that under UK law "I have no discretion … to do anything other than confirm the UK's formal agreement to this extension". Kirsty Blackman of the Scottish National Party said her party favoured a slightly earlier December 9 vote, saying: "We will not be dancing to Boris Johnson's tune on this."

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UK MPs Vote to Approve Boris Johnson's 'Partygate' Report, PM Rishi Sunak Abstains
1 year, 6 months ago

UK MPs Vote to Approve Boris Johnson's 'Partygate' Report, PM Rishi Sunak Abstains

News 18  

British MPs on Monday voted overwhelmingly to remove ex-prime minister Boris Johnson’s parliamentary pass as they approved a damning report that found he lied to parliament about Covid lockdown-breaking parties. Following hours of debate, held on Johnson’s 59th birthday, MPs voted by 354 to seven in favour of the Privileges Committee’s findings, with many Conservatives, including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, …

From Brexit to Partygate, a timeline of Boris Johnson’s career
2 years, 6 months ago

From Brexit to Partygate, a timeline of Boris Johnson’s career

LA Times  

Boris Johnson, then the mayor of London, is flanked by four San Francisco 49ers cheerleaders in October 2010. He was the mayor who basked in the glory of hosting the 2012 London Olympics, and the national politician who led the Conservatives to a thumping election victory on the back of his promise to “get Brexit done.” But Boris Johnson’s time …

Boris Johnson's fate to be decided tomorrow | The Partygate timeline
2 years, 7 months ago

Boris Johnson's fate to be decided tomorrow | The Partygate timeline

India Today  

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to face a no-confidence vote in the parliament which could result in him being ousted from power. The prime minister apologised when an inquiry into breaches of the lockdown rules at 10 Downing Street concluded "leadership failures" to be the reasons for the rule-breaking in the UK government offices. According to CNN, at …

Boris Johnson wins Commons vote on Brexit deal in time for Christmas
5 years ago

Boris Johnson wins Commons vote on Brexit deal in time for Christmas

ABC  

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won approval for his Brexit deal in the House of Commons, the first step towards fulfilling his election pledge to deliver Britain's departure from the European Union by January 31 after his landslide election victory last week. Key points: The bill won by 358 votes to 234 Mr Johnson said it was time …

UK MPs overwhelmingly back Boris Johnson's Brexit deal
5 years ago

UK MPs overwhelmingly back Boris Johnson's Brexit deal

India TV News  

Newly elected British Parliamentarians on Friday definitively backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit Bill setting the stage for the UK's exit from the European Union by the January 31, 2020 deadline. The lawmakers voted 358 to 234 in favour of the so-called divorce agreement with the 28-member economic bloc, handing Johnson a decisive 124-vote majority. Johnson told MPs the vote …

What happens with Brexit now that Boris Johnson has won a majority in the UK Parliament?
5 years ago

What happens with Brexit now that Boris Johnson has won a majority in the UK Parliament?

ABC  

After a marathon election campaign in which he baked a "Brexit beef pie", crashed a digger through a "gridlock" wall and begged for votes in a Love Actually-style ad, Boris Johnson now has a majority in the UK's Parliament. Mr Johnson, whose election slogan was "Get Brexit done," has pledged to bring his EU withdrawal agreement bill before MPs for …

The day of Boris: On U.K. polls
5 years ago

The day of Boris: On U.K. polls

The Hindu  

The decisive victory the Conservative Party clinched in Thursday’s elections to Parliament gives British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who built his campaign around the promise to “get Brexit done”, a clear mandate to take the U.K. out of the European Union without further delay. He turned the poll into a de facto Brexit referendum, arguing that only a stable Conservative …

Key takeaways from Boris Johnson’s sweeping election victory
5 years ago

Key takeaways from Boris Johnson’s sweeping election victory

Associated Press  

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has led his Conservative Party to a landslide victory in Britain’s election that was dominated by Brexit. But throughout the five-week election campaign, he rarely strayed from three simple words: “Get Brexit Done.” The easily digested message was clearly designed to woo voters from both sides of the political spectrum who have grown weary …

Johnson victory means Brexit is coming, tough talks loom
5 years ago

Johnson victory means Brexit is coming, tough talks loom

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson campaigned on one theme alone — “Get Brexit done.” His sweeping victory in Thursday’s election means that could now happen within weeks. Even before his Conservative Party had officially crossed the winning line Friday, Johnson said it looked like his party had “a powerful new mandate” to complete Britain’s divorce from the European …

Boris Johnson Wins Majority In UK General Election, Hails Powerful Mandate
5 years ago

Boris Johnson Wins Majority In UK General Election, Hails Powerful Mandate

ABP News  

New Delhi: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a clear majority in UK general election deemed as one of the country's most crucial and decisive elections, as his Conservative Party crossed UK crossed the 326-mark required for a majority in Parliament, media reports said on Friday. Exit polls, revealed on Friday, that the UK's Conservatives have taken a string …

Britain votes in pivotal ’Brexit election’
5 years ago

Britain votes in pivotal ’Brexit election’

Live Mint  

Britain voted on Thursday in a deeply divisive election that posed a historic choice between an imminent split from the European Union and another referendum that could scrap the entire Brexit process. A decisive victory for Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the third poll in less than five years would almost certainly end Britain's 46-year involvement in the European project …

Boris seeks Brexit win as U.K. votes today
5 years ago

Boris seeks Brexit win as U.K. votes today

The Hindu  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on course to win Thursday’s election though the race has tightened markedly and he can no longer be sure of a majority, according to opinion polls published on the eve of the vote. YouGov, which accurately predicted the outcome of the last election two years ago with an elaborate survey that estimates the outcome …

The Brexit crisis may not be solved by this UK election
5 years ago

The Brexit crisis may not be solved by this UK election

CNN  

London CNN — On Friday morning, we will finally know what’s going on with Brexit. However reckless that sounds, around this time last year, former Prime Minister Theresa May faced a vote of no confidence in that same party for trying to pass a Brexit deal very similar to Johnson’s. By “clarity,” what the source means is not slipping back …

Johnson seeks to focus UK election on Brexit, not his flaws
5 years, 1 month ago

Johnson seeks to focus UK election on Brexit, not his flaws

Associated Press  

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson struggled Friday to move Britain’s election debate away from questions about his character and onto Brexit, promising to bolster protection for British businesses and farmers once the country has left the European Union. He said that if the Conservatives won the Dec. 12 election he would take the U.K. out of the European Union …

UK’s Boris Johnson has one thing on his mind: Brexit now
5 years, 1 month ago

UK’s Boris Johnson has one thing on his mind: Brexit now

Associated Press  

LONDON — The formal launch of the Conservative Party’s election pledges Sunday centered around the key plank of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s campaign: making Brexit happen. Speaking to a friendly crowd, Johnson trashed his opponents — most notably the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, his prime rival — and claimed that his Conservatives are the sole party in next month’s …

UK election 2019: Boris Johnson unveils Conservative Party’s manifesto; promises better healthcare, education, immigration system post Brexit
5 years, 1 month ago

UK election 2019: Boris Johnson unveils Conservative Party’s manifesto; promises better healthcare, education, immigration system post Brexit

Firstpost  

‘I’m looking forward to sharing our manifesto’, Johnson tweeted on Saturday, ‘we have developed a clear plan that respects the referendum, gets it done, and allows us to move on and focus on delivering real benefits for you and your family’, the centre-right party leader said London: British prime minister Boris Johnson unveils his Conservative Party’s manifesto on Sunday, pledging …

Johnson tries to shake off rocky start as UK election begins
5 years, 2 months ago

Johnson tries to shake off rocky start as UK election begins

Associated Press  

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson told British voters Wednesday that they have to back his Conservatives if they want an end to Brexit delays, as he tried to shake off a rocky start to the governing party’s election campaign. 10 Downing St. office on the first official day of Britain’s five-week campaign, Johnson said the political impasse over Britain’s …

U.K.’s Johnson to launch election bid with promise to ‘get Brexit done’
5 years, 2 months ago

U.K.’s Johnson to launch election bid with promise to ‘get Brexit done’

The Hindu  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will formally announce a Dec. 12 election on Wednesday, urging voters to back him and promising to “get Brexit done in the next few weeks”. The early election was agreed by parliament last week, ending two years of deep disagreement over Brexit that has sapped investors’ faith in the stability of the world’s fifth largest …

Another election: On Brexit-induced U.K. polls
5 years, 2 months ago

Another election: On Brexit-induced U.K. polls

The Hindu  

As Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s European Union withdrawal agreement hangs in the balance, the general election he has called for December 12 is, self-evidently, to obtain a mandate to deliver Brexit. But the prolonged impasse during the several months since has underlined and, in turn, amplified the sheer inability of Britain’s two main political parties to articulate a clear stance …

Brexit: The UK election is one big gamble for investors
5 years, 2 months ago

Brexit: The UK election is one big gamble for investors

CNN  

London CNN Business — Brits are being asked to vote in an election that could end years of paralysis caused by Brexit. The vote could also install a left-wing government led by Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn, which investors worry would mean major structural changes to the UK economy. That’s because the prime minister secured a Brexit deal with the European …

Britain heads towards Brexit election as Labour backs early poll
5 years, 2 months ago

Britain heads towards Brexit election as Labour backs early poll

Live Mint  

Britain was heading towards its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bet on breaking the Brexit deadlock with an early ballot gained support from opposition parties on Tuesday. The first Christmas election in Britain since 1923 would be highly unpredictable: Brexit has variously fatigued and enraged swathes of voters while eroding traditional loyalties to …

UK PM Johnson to push again in fourth bid for Dec 12 snap poll
5 years, 2 months ago

UK PM Johnson to push again in fourth bid for Dec 12 snap poll

India TV News  

Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to make a fourth bid to force an early general election on December 12 by tabling another bill in Parliament on Tuesday, a day after a similar attempt was rejected by MPs following the European Union's further extension to the Brexit deadline until January 31. Besides this attempt at circumventing the law, …

Britain heads towards December election as Opposition backs early poll
5 years, 2 months ago

Britain heads towards December election as Opposition backs early poll

The Hindu  

Britain was heading towards a December election on Tuesday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bet on breaking the Brexit deadlock with an early vote gained support from opposition parties. In a move that raises the chances of a rare parliamentary success for Mr. Johnson, the Opposition Labour Party's leader Jeremy Corbyn said its condition of ruling out a no-deal Brexit …

Boris Johnson to make fresh attempt to force early election after EU agrees to postpone Brexit until 31 January
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson to make fresh attempt to force early election after EU agrees to postpone Brexit until 31 January

Firstpost  

Boris Johnson had previously said he would rather be ‘dead in a ditch’ than extend the tortuous Brexit process started by the 2016 EU referendum London: The British prime minister is expected to make a fresh attempt on Tuesday to force an early election, despite MPs rejecting his plan, after the European Union agreed to postpone Brexit for up to …

United Kingdom headed for December 12 election in bid to break Brexit deadlock
5 years, 2 months ago

United Kingdom headed for December 12 election in bid to break Brexit deadlock

ABC  

Britain will go to the polls on December 12 after the House of Commons voted in favour of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid to break the Brexit deadlock. Key points: Boris Johnson has succeeded in gaining support for a December election Ten of the 21 Tories expelled from the party last month have been readmitted Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn says …

Boris Johnson pushes for December election as Brexit extension announced - roundup
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson pushes for December election as Brexit extension announced - roundup

CNN  

ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images Boris Johnson’s push for an election on Thursday December 12 looks doomed to fail tonight. The Lib Dems’ plan is for a Monday December 9 election, and there is speculation that Downing Street may try to force the poll into the middle of the week – perhaps Tuesday December 10 or Wednesday December 11. Most university terms …

Boris Johnson pushes for December election as Brexit extension announced - roundup
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson pushes for December election as Brexit extension announced - roundup

CNN  

ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images Boris Johnson’s push for an election on Thursday December 12 looks doomed to fail tonight. The Lib Dems’ plan is for a Monday December 9 election, and there is speculation that Downing Street may try to force the poll into the middle of the week – perhaps Tuesday December 10 or Wednesday December 11. Most university terms …

European Union agrees to grant United Kingdom three-month Brexit extension
5 years, 2 months ago

European Union agrees to grant United Kingdom three-month Brexit extension

ABC  

The European Union has agreed to delay Brexit until January 31 next year — just three days before it was due to take place. European Council president Donald Tusk said on Twitter the EU's 27 other countries agreed to accept "the UK's request for a Brexit flextension until 31 January, 2020". Mr Tusk's announcement came as European Union diplomats met …

Boris Johnson to make third attempt for snap UK election to end Brexit gridlock
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson to make third attempt for snap UK election to end Brexit gridlock

ABC  

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for a general election on December 12 to break Britain's Brexit impasse, conceding for the first time he will not meet his "do or die" deadline to leave the European Union next week. Key points: This will be the third time Boris Johnson will try for a snap election Labor says it will only …

The Latest: Main opposition party undecided on new election
5 years, 2 months ago

The Latest: Main opposition party undecided on new election

Associated Press  

LONDON — The Latest on Brexit : 8:15 p.m. Britain’s main opposition Labour Party says it has not decided whether to support Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s call for a snap general election. ___ 5:05 p.m. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he plans to ask Parliament to approve an early national election to be held on Dec. 12. Speaking in …

MPs should reject Boris Johnson’s misleading election offer
5 years, 2 months ago

MPs should reject Boris Johnson’s misleading election offer

The Independent  

The prime minister has tried to make Jeremy Corbyn an offer he cannot refuse. He undoubtedly finds it hard to straddle the Brexit divide, and would rather fight an election on ending austerity and increasing public spending on the NHS, social care, schools, university tuition, police and housing. If Labour MPs were to vote on Monday for an early election …

Boris Johnson’s election call is an admission he’s run out of Brexit options
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson’s election call is an admission he’s run out of Brexit options

CNN  

CNN — Under normal circumstances, Boris Johnson would be celebrating. On Thursday afternoon, the Prime Minister said that he would give lawmakers more time to scrutinize his Brexit deal, but only if they agreed to an election on December 12. In the aftermath of the Queen’s Speech vote, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn doubled down on his long-held party line …

Johnson’s future, and UK’s, rests on EU move on Brexit delay
5 years, 2 months ago

Johnson’s future, and UK’s, rests on EU move on Brexit delay

Associated Press  

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has long argued that Brexit will let Britain “take back control” from the European Union. “Alas, we cannot now know what the EU will do in response to the request from Parliament — I stress it wasn’t my request — to ask for a delay,” Johnson told British lawmakers Wednesday. European Parliament President David …

What’s next after Johnson’s goal of Brexit on Oct. 31 fades?
5 years, 2 months ago

What’s next after Johnson’s goal of Brexit on Oct. 31 fades?

Associated Press  

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s goal of taking Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 looks to have bitten the dust after lawmakers blocked his attempt to fast-track a Brexit bill through Parliament. To avoid that, Parliament passed a law ordering Johnson to ask for a three-month delay to Britain’s exit if Oct. 31 was looming without …

Brexit impasse: An election may be the only way
5 years, 2 months ago

Brexit impasse: An election may be the only way

CNN  

London CNN — One step forward, two steps back. The on-again, off-again process took another twist on this week, as Boris Johnson finally won a vote on a Brexit deal in Parliament – only to have his hopes dashed minutes later, when MPs rejected his three-day timetable to rush the legislation through the Commons. That means things like a softer …

After another Brexit vote in UK Parliament, there are still questions about what will happen now
5 years, 2 months ago

After another Brexit vote in UK Parliament, there are still questions about what will happen now

ABC  

British MPs have voted narrowly in favour of legislation for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, but minutes later voted against his tight timetable to push it through Parliament in just three days. Mr Johnson was forced to ask the EU to push the deadline to January 2020 after a vote on Saturday night — the Prime Minister previously …

Boris Johnson inches toward securing Brexit but delay likely
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson inches toward securing Brexit but delay likely

Associated Press  

LONDON — For a brief moment Tuesday, Brexit was within a British prime minister’s grasp. The good news for the prime minister was that lawmakers — for the first time since Britons chose in 2016 to leave the EU — voted in principle for a Brexit plan, backing by 329-299 a bill to implement the agreement Johnson struck with the …

MPs, if you won’t kill off Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill then give us the Final Say
5 years, 2 months ago

MPs, if you won’t kill off Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill then give us the Final Say

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But if you …

What next for Brexit after UK parliament rejects PM Boris Johnson’s timetable?
5 years, 2 months ago

What next for Brexit after UK parliament rejects PM Boris Johnson’s timetable?

Live Mint  

The British parliament rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson's attempt to fast-track a Brexit law through parliament, making a delay beyond the Oct. 31 exit date almost inevitable, and casting the entire EU divorce into doubt. Over to EU ■ Johnson said: "The EU must now make up their minds over how to answer parliament's request for a delay." ■ Johnson …

Boris Johnson’s bill passes Parliament but timetable rejected
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson’s bill passes Parliament but timetable rejected

CNN  

DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images Brexit has paralyzed politics in the UK for more than three years. It’s been clear for months that some kind of public vote was going to be necessary to clean up the Brexit mess, and given the lack of a parliamentary majority for anything, that vote was always likely to come in the form of …

Boris Johnson’s bill passes Parliament but timetable rejected
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson’s bill passes Parliament but timetable rejected

CNN  

DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images Brexit has paralyzed politics in the UK for more than three years. It’s been clear for months that some kind of public vote was going to be necessary to clean up the Brexit mess, and given the lack of a parliamentary majority for anything, that vote was always likely to come in the form of …

Boris Johnson wants to get Brexit done by Halloween. It’s going to be a nightmare
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson wants to get Brexit done by Halloween. It’s going to be a nightmare

CNN  

Westminster, London CNN — Boris Johnson always had a mountain to climb if he wanted to get Brexit done before the end of this month. He must decide on how to proceed down a treacherous path, with enemies on all sides, if he’s to deliver on his promise to get Brexit done by October 31. Immediately after the second vote, …

Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill in limbo as lawmakers reject fast-track timetable
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill in limbo as lawmakers reject fast-track timetable

CNN  

London CNN — Britain’s Boris Johnson was momentarily buoyed Tuesday night after lawmakers voted to back a Brexit bill for the first time since the UK decided to break away from the European Union three years ago. “We should not overlook the significance of this moment.” Members of Parliament voted by 322 votes to 308 to reject Johnson’s controversial timetable …

Brexit turmoil: Boris Johnson sends unsigned extension letter to EU
5 years, 2 months ago

Brexit turmoil: Boris Johnson sends unsigned extension letter to EU

Live Mint  

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Sunday branded a “spoilt brat” by the Opposition after he sent an unsigned letter seeking a three-month extension to the 31 October deadline from the European Union. "I have made clear since becoming Prime Minister, and made clear to Parliament again today, my view, and the government's position, that a further extension …

UK PM Boris Johnson Asks for Brexit Delay, but Argues Against It
5 years, 2 months ago

UK PM Boris Johnson Asks for Brexit Delay, but Argues Against It

The Quint  

Johnson made clear he was making the request under duress. It was accompanied by a second letter, signed by Johnson, arguing that delay would “damage the interests of the UK and our EU partners.” Earlier in the day, Johnson told lawmakers that “further delay would be bad for this country, bad for the European Union and bad for democracy.” French …

British PM sends unsigned letter seeking Brexit delay
5 years, 2 months ago

British PM sends unsigned letter seeking Brexit delay

The Hindu  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reluctantly wrote to Brussels asking for a Brexit extension after MPs voted Saturday to force him into seeking a delay beyond October 31. A third letter written by Britain's EU ambassador Tim Barrow explained that the Brexit delay letter was only being sent to comply with the law. Being forced to send the letter after …

What next after British MPs refused to back Brexit deal?
5 years, 2 months ago

What next after British MPs refused to back Brexit deal?

The Hindu  

British MPs have again ruptured the Brexit process by withholding their support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new divorce deal with the EU. The failure to clearly back the deal triggered a law forcing Mr. Johnson to ask EU leaders to delay Brexit for a third time MPs passed the amendment claiming they fear the risk of a potentially disastrous …

UK Parliament votes to postpone decision on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, foils govt's plan to leave EU by October end
5 years, 2 months ago

UK Parliament votes to postpone decision on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, foils govt's plan to leave EU by October end

Firstpost  

In a major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, UK lawmakers voted on Saturday to postpone a decision on whether to back his Brexit deal with the European Union. London: In a major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, UK lawmakers voted on Saturday to postpone a decision on whether to back his Brexit deal with the European …

UK lawmakers to vote on whether to delay Brexit decision
5 years, 2 months ago

UK lawmakers to vote on whether to delay Brexit decision

India TV News  

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to get Parliament to approve his divorce deal with the European Union was thrown into doubt Saturday, as lawmakers were first given a vote on whether — yet again — to delay their final decision on Brexit. He is compelled by law to ask for the extension, but he said “it cannot change my judgment …

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