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Tuesday, September 3, 2019
UK’s Johnson loses parliamentary majority as MP defects to Lib Dems
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson loses his working parliamentary majority ahead of a crucial Brexit vote today after Conservative MP Phillip Lee defected to the pro-EU Liberal Democrats.
“The Liberal Democrats are delighted to announce that Bracknell MP Phillip Lee has joined the party,” the Lib Dems say in a statement.
— AFP
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