UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's call for an election on December 12 is rejected in Parliament. Follow live updates:
Boris Johnson's push for an election onWith the Labour Party set to oppose the push, Johnson won't get close to the two-thirds majority of MPs needed to force an early poll.
Well, though the parties aren't publicly delving into the reasons behind their preferences, there are a few conclusions that can be drawn. Jeremy Corbyn's surprising surge at the 2017 election had much to do with the student vote, with Labour outperforming expectations in university towns across the country. In an interview with ITV on Friday, he admitted that the student factor was one of the reasons he opposed the government's proposed date.
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