Addressing Parliament for first time since becoming prime minister, British PM Johnson calls for EU to 'rethink' its refusal to renegotiate the Brexit deal, as he pledged to throw all his energy into making sure Britain leaves the bloc on time on Oct. 31.
Johnson has less than 100 days to make good on his promise to deliver Brexit by Oct. 31 after what he called"three years of unfounded self-doubt" under May's government.
Nonetheless, Johnson is bulldozing his way forward to leave the EU at the end of October,"come what may." Many of the new ministers worked with Johnson in the 2016 referendum campaign to leave the EU, as did much of Johnson's new backroom staff. But the brash Brexit advocate faces the same problems that May faced: heading a government without a parliamentary majority and with most lawmakers opposed to leaving the EU without a divorce deal.
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