Will Boris Johnson make history to become the UK’s shortest-serving PM?
- If last week was a disaster for Britain’s beleaguered prime minister, this week could be worse
Following one of the most tumultuous weeks of British political history in which he lost his parliamentary majority, Johnson was expected to seek approval from MPs later Monday to call a snap election.
Opposition parties have agreed to vote against his motion, which he would need two thirds of MPs to support to get passed.
Also on Monday, an opposition-led bill blocking a no-deal Brexit that passed through the House of Commons and the House of Lords last week was expected to become law.
It means that if Johnson is unable to secure an agreement with the European Union before its leaders meet on October 19, he will have to ask for an extension to the October 31 deadline of at least three months.
Johnson has vehemently objected to the legislation. He says that, by ruling out a no-deal Brexit, parliament has undermined his hand in negotiations with the EU on a revised pact.