Boris Johnson Loses Commons Majority

Britain’s governing Conservative party lost its majority today as one of its MPs defected to join the anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats, Politico reports.

“Phillip Lee sat on the opposition benches on Tuesday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson stood to deliver a statement in the House of Commons. The move increases pressure on Johnson, whose majority was already looking shaky, but does not automatically trigger an election because that would require a separate vote.”

A video shows Lee crossing the floor in the House of Commons during Johnson’s speech.

For more, The Guardian and Financial Times have excellent live blogs.