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Tories lose vote – Boris Johnson looks to early election

4 September 2019

8:09 AM

4 September 2019

8:09 AM

Boris Johnson tonight suffered his first government defeat in his first Commons vote since becoming Prime Minister. Tory rebels joined forces with opposition MPs to take control of the agenda tomorrow – the first stage of their attempt to pass a law to legislate against no deal. The Commons voted 328 to 301 – meaning the government lost by 27 votes.

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