This is the moment Boris Johnson lost his majority in the U.K. parliament as Dr. Phillip Lee defected from the Conservative Party to the Liberal Democrats.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost his majority in the House of Commons as he faces a showdown with members of his Conservative Party that will determine the U.K.’s exit from the European Union and the length of his premiership.
Johnson has vowed to leave the bloc on Oct. 31, but his political enemies are fighting to stop him from doing so without a divorce deal. Tonight is the first of a series of key votes in Parliament.
Key Developments:
Tory MP Phillip Lee quits party and joins Liberal Democrats, removing Johnson’s majority.
Pound rebounded after it fell below $1.20 for first time since 2017
Johnson’s ultimatum: back down or snap election on Oct. 14
Vote in Commons expected around 9 p.m. in London on proposal for MPs to take control of parliamentary business.
No-Deal Brexit minister Michael Gove takes questions in Parliament
Johnson met Tory rebels in Downing Street; his office acknowledged some remain unswayed
Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove, who is in charge of no-deal Brexit planning, said the government’s preparations are designed to mitigate risks, meet “significant challenges” and ensure the U.K. is ready for the eventuality.
Addressing the House of Commons, he said that the planning -- under the codename “operation yellowhammer” represents preparations for a “reasonable worst-case scenario” and doesn’t represent a “base case” or a “prediction.”
A leaked Operation Yellowhammer document last month suggested Britain faces shortages of fuel, food and medicine as well as job losses and disruption at its ports in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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