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    Brexit: Parliament Rejects Johnson's Call For New Elections

    The prime minister failed to garner the two-thirds of members necessary for an election he wanted to hold on Oct. 15.
    by Bill Chappell Sep 04, 2019 2 minutes

    Updated at 5:10 p.m. ET

    Britain's Parliament failed to give Prime Minister Boris Johnson the two-thirds necessary to hold snap elections next month — leaving him with little choice but to go back to the European Union to try to negotiate a new withdrawal deal.

    Johnson's request came not long after the House of Commons passed a measure

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