BREAKING: UK PM Johnson's brother, Jo Johnson, quits government over Brexit: 'I’ve been torn between family loyalty and the national interest'.
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's younger brother announced Thursday that he was quitting the government and standing down as a member of Parliament, becoming the latest casualty in the war over whether and how the U.K. leaves the European Union.
"In recent weeks I’ve been torn between family loyalty and the national interest," Johnson who was a junior minister in his brother's Cabinet,Boris' plans to take the U.K. out of the European"do or die" on Oct. 31 were dealtas lawmakers passed a bill forcing him to request another extension and then blocked his attempt to call a snap election.
Jo Johnson, who voted in the June 2016 referendum to stay in the E.U., also quit former Prime Minister Theresa May’s government over her handling of Brexit. He was brought back into government as an education minister when his older brother took power in July after May stood down.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson loses key vote, delaying BrexitBREAKING: British PM Johnson loses key vote in House of Commons as lawmakers take control of the parliamentary agenda in bid to stop a 'no deal' Brexit.
Read more »
Trump says Boris Johnson 'knows how to win' after the UK prime minister is defeated twice on BrexitThe US president said the UK prime minister is 'going to be okay' after Johnson lost his majority in Parliament and suffered a series of defeats.
Read more »
British prime minister says election is needed as lawmakers rule out no-deal BrexitNEW: The U.K. Parliament has voted to rule out a no-deal Brexit in defiance of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who now says a general election is the only way out of the country's deepening political crisis.
Read more »
Hezbollah is not problem that was made by Lebanon, says Prime Minister HaririLebanon and its government are not to blame for Hezbollah and its recent attacks on Israeli territory, Lebanon's prime minister said Tuesday.
Read more »
Lebanon's austerity will lead to protest, Prime Minister Hariri warnsLebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said his approach to reform would not follow the tactics employed by other leaders in the region.
Read more »