Boris Johnson to Work for Brexit Deal After Losing Six Key Votes
- Prime minister fails to get Parliament to back snap election
- Johnson promises to get agreement in time to leave EU Oct. 31
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After Parliament blocked his Brexit strategy, and then refused to give him the election he wanted, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is promising to work for a deal with the European Union.
Monday night saw the British premier suffer his sixth consecutive defeat in a vote in the House of Commons, after his attempt to get approval for a snap poll was rejected for a second time.