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Boris Johnson’s path to an early election

6 September 2019

3:32 AM

6 September 2019

3:32 AM

Although Downing Street has heralded today the ‘first day of the election campaign’, Boris Johnson is yet to be able to call an election. In the early hours of Thursday, the government called off its efforts to filibuster the cross-party bill to legislate against a no-deal Brexit in the House of Lords.

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