Boris Johnson has lost a bid to call an early general election to break the Brexit deadlock. The prime minister said a snap poll was needed after MPs successfully passed legislation to try to block no-deal through the Commons in a single day. MPs voted by 298 to 56 for an early election, but many abstained, meaning the number Mr Johnson needed – 434 – was not achieved. Mr Johnson hinted afterwards he could try again, telling Labour MPs to “reflect on what I think is the unsustainability of this position overnight and in the course of the next few days”. He added Jeremy Corbyn had become “the first opposition leader in the democratic history of our country to refuse the invitation to an election”. Advertisement Clashing in the Commons as Mr Johnson tried to win the two-thirds of MPs’ support he needs for an early election, he said of the Labour leader: “He has demanded an election for two years while blocking Brexit. “He said only two days ago that he would support an election and now parliament, having passed a bill that destroys the ability of government to negotiate, is he now going to say that the public… Read full this story
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