UK set for its third general election in four years in December following main opposition Labour Party backs PM Johnson’s push for an early vote
This February 12, 2019 file photo shows EU and UK flags placed by anti-Brexit protesters outside the Houses of Parliament in London.
But unable to get parliamentary support for his divorce deal with Brussels, he was forced to abandon his "do-or-die" pledge to leave the bloc on schedule and has begrudgingly accepted another extension until the end of January. But Johnson has been trying to secure an early vote to try to win a majority to allow him to push through legislation to enact Brexit.
He consulted his cabinet ministers to plot strategy in advance of another gruelling session of the lower House of Commons that could stretch into the night. Veteran socialist Corbyn has been torn between rival camps within his own party and is facing poor polling numbers that show the Conservatives in a strong lead.
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