Boris Johnson's Parliamentary Majority Falls To One As Lib-Dems Beat Conservatives In By-Election

Johnson will have a tougher time passing through legislation, with less than three months to go until the October 31st Brexit deadline.

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Despite this, the Tories selected him to contest the seat, but he was pushed to second place, gaining 39% of the votes. He won the seat in 2015, despite the constituency being a Lib Dem stronghold. Johnson is now left with 319 Conservative MPs, while opposition parties have 318. The unstable lead could trigger a snap general election.

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