Boris Johnson goads opponents to call election as Brexit chaos deepens
With parliament unable to agree on Brexit, it remains unclear when, if or on what terms Britain will leave the bloc it joined in 1973
25 September 2019 - 23:15
London — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson taunted his rivals on his return to parliament on Wednesday, goading them to either bring down the government or get out of the way to allow him to deliver Brexit.
Waving his arms and yelling "come on, come on then" to a raucous House of Commons, Johnson told his opponents they could bring a vote of no-confidence in the government on Thursday and trigger an election to finally break the Brexit impasse...
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