Boris Johnson's push for snap election rejected

Boris Johnson's push for snap election rejected

September 4, 2019 5:07 pm MST.

Boris Johnson’s push for a snap general election has been rejected by UK lawmakers. Melissa Duggan on why that doesn’t mean an earlier election is completely off the table.

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