UK opposition demands election amid Johnson ‘farce’

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Mr Johnson said he is quitting as an MP, saying he was forced out by his political opponents. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LONDON - UK opposition leader Keir Starmer on Sunday demanded a general election as three MPs from the ruling Conservative Party,Labour leader Starmer tweeted that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak “must finally find a backbone, call an election, and let the public have their say on 13 years of Tory failure”.

By quitting, Mr Johnson avoids the consequences of a humiliating fight to remain an MP in his Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency in north-west London where he holds a slim majority of just over 7,000. Ms Nadine Dorries, one of Mr Johnson’s allies quit on Friday, while another, Mr Nigel Adams, resigned on Saturday, triggering three by-elections for a government languishing in the polls.

 

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