Boris Johnson Challenges Opposition To Call Confidence Vote

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday challenged opposition parties to call a vote of no confidence in his government, telling them in parliament: … Continue reading Boris Johnson Challenges Opposition To Call Confidence Vote

By Ignatius Igwe

Updated September 25, 2019

A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament’s Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking during his first Prime Ministers Questions session in the House of Commons in London on September 4, 2019. Prime Minister Boris Johnson headed into a fresh Brexit showdown in parliament on Wednesday after being dealt a stinging defeat over his promise to get Britain out of the EU at any cost next month. PRU / AFP

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the Leaders for Nature and People event during the Climate Action Summit 2019 in the United Nations General Assembly Hall September 23, 2019.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday challenged opposition parties to call a vote of no confidence in his government, telling them in parliament: “what are they scared of?”

As he faced MPs for the first time since the Supreme Court quashed his suspension of parliament, Johnson asked: “Will they have the courage to act?… Come on, then.”

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