British MPs reject Boris Johnson's bid for December 12 election
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking in the House of Commons in London on October 28, 2019, after losing a vote for an Early Parliamentary General Election. PHOTO | AFP
LONDON
British lawmakers on Monday rejected an attempt by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to hold an early general election on December 12, as he sought to break the political deadlock over Brexit.
A total of 299 MPs voted in support of his proposal, with 70 against, but he did not secure the backing of the two-thirds of the 650 MPs required by law to pass the motion.
