Conservative Brexiteer Says Election Is A 'Gamble' But Necessary To Carry Out Brexit
We speak with British Conservative Party politician Mike Wood, who supports the U.K. leaving the European Union.
On Tuesday, the British House of Commons approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson's request for an early general election this December, ahead of the new European Union-granted deadline for Brexit in early 2020.
The election could break the deadlock that has gripped Parliament since United Kingdom citizens voted to leave the EU in 2016.
But Conservative Party Member of Parliament Mike Wood, who supported Brexit before the referendum, admits the election is still "a gamble" for his party, which has mostly fallen in line behind Johnson in favor of Brexit.
Wood says
