ELECTION PROMISE, BREXIT DEAL OR NO DEAL BY THE END OF THIS
NO DEAL BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.
MONTH. >> Reporter: IT’S BEEN AN
>> Reporter: IT’S BEEN AN INTERESTING LAST 48 HOURS IN
INTERESTING LAST 48 HOURS IN PARLIAMENT AND VERY HUMILIATING
PARLIAMENT AND VERY HUMILIATING FOR PRIME MINISTER BORIS
FOR PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON, WHO’S ALSO A VERY CLOSE
JOHNSON, WHO’S ALSO A VERY CLOSE ALLY OF U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP.
ALLY OF U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP. NIGHT BEFORE LAST WHEN THE PRIME
NIGHT BEFORE LAST WHEN THE PRIME MINISTER LOST A VOTE THAT WAS
MINISTER LOST A VOTE THAT WAS INTRODUCED BY MEMBERS OF
INTRODUCED BY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT WHO TRIED TO SEIZE
PARLIAMENT WHO TRIED TO SEIZE THE AGENDA FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
THE AGENDA FROM THE GOVERNMENT. AND THEN YESTERDAY HE LOST TWO
AND THEN YESTERDAY HE LOST TWO VOTES.
VOTES. FIRST WAS A VOTE TO DELAY
FIRST WAS A VOTE TO DELAY BREXIT.
BREXIT. HE WAS VOTING AGAINST THAT ALONG
HE WAS VOTING AGAINST THAT ALONG WITH HIS ALLIES.
WITH HIS ALLIES. MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT WERE
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT WERE TRYING TO ENJOIN THE PRIME
TRYING TO ENJOIN THE PRIME MINISTER TO GO BACK TO BRUSSELS
MINISTER TO GO BACK TO BRUSSELS AND SEEK A DELAY IN THE DEADLINE
AND SEEK A DELAY IN THE DEADLINE FOR EVING THE EE ING LEAVING THE
FOR EVING THE EE ING LEAVING THE AFTER THAT BORIS JOHNSON TRIED
AFTER THAT BORIS JOHNSON TRIED TO CALL FOR LEGISLATION THAT
TO CALL FOR LEGISLATION THAT WOULD INTRODUCE NEW ELECTIONS.
WOULD INTRODUCE NEW ELECTIONS. HE WAS REJECTED ONCE AGAIN.
HE WAS REJECTED ONCE AGAIN. HE HAS THE RARE DISTINCTION OF A
HE HAS THE RARE DISTINCTION OF A PRIME MINISTER WHO’S SEEN HIS
PRIME MINISTER WHO’S SEEN HIS FIRST THREE PIECES OF
FIRST THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION REJECTED BY THIS
LEGISLATION REJECTED BY THIS BODY.
BODY. A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE MAYBE ON
A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE MAYBE ON THE OPPOSITION ARE SAYING THE
THE OPPOSITION ARE SAYING THE REASON WHY BORIS JOHNSON APPEARS
REASON WHY BORIS JOHNSON APPEARS TO BE HEADING SO QUICKLY TOWARD
TO BE HEADING SO QUICKLY TOWARD A NO-DEAL BREXIT, ONE THAT WOULD
A NO-DEAL BREXIT, ONE THAT WOULD SEE BRITAIN LURCH OUT OF THE
SEE BRITAIN LURCH OUT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION WITHOUT ANY
EUROPEAN UNION WITHOUT ANY NEGOTIATION, WITHOUT ANY
NEGOTIATION, WITHOUT ANY ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN BRITAIN AND
ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN BRITAIN AND THE EU IS BECAUSE THEY’RE
THE EU IS BECAUSE THEY’RE BANKING ON SOME KIND OF DEAL,
BANKING ON SOME KIND OF DEAL, TRADE DEAL WITH THE UNITED
TRADE DEAL WITH THE UNITED STATES.
STATES. NOW, BORIS JOHNSON AND HIS
NOW, BORIS JOHNSON AND HIS ALLIES SAY THEY’RE SIMPLY DOING
ALLIES SAY THEY’RE SIMPLY DOING THIS BECAUSE THAT’S THE ONLY
THIS BECAUSE THAT’S THE ONLY KIND OF ARRANGEMENT THEY CAN
KIND OF ARRANGEMENT THEY CAN GET.
GET. ALL OTHER DEALS HAVE BEEN
ALL OTHER DEALS HAVE BEEN REJECTED BY PARLIAMENT.
REJECTED BY PARLIAMENT. BUT THE LABOUR LEADER JEREMY
BUT THE LABOUR LEADER JEREMY CORBYN HAS ACCUSED BORIS JOHNSON
CORBYN HAS ACCUSED BORIS JOHNSON OF JUST TRYING TO CURRY FAVOR
OF JUST TRYING TO CURRY FAVOR WITH DONALD TRUMP AND THE U.S.
WITH DONALD TRUMP AND THE U.S. TODAY MIKE PENCE WAS HERE IN
TODAY MIKE PENCE WAS HERE IN LONDON MEETING WITH BORIS
LONDON MEETING WITH BORIS JOHNSON AND DISCUSSING THE
JOHNSON AND DISCUSSING THE POTENTIAL FOR A NEW TRADE DEAL
POTENTIAL FOR A NEW TRADE DEAL BETWEEN BRITAIN AND THE U.S.
BETWEEN BRITAIN AND THE U.S. BARACK OBAMA, THE LAST
BARACK OBAMA, THE LAST PRESIDENT, SAID THAT IF THE U.K.
PRESIDENT, SAID THAT IF THE U.K. WERE TO SIGN ONTO A BREXIT AND
WERE TO SIGN ONTO A BREXIT AND TRY TO LEAVE THE EUROPEAN UNION,
TRY TO LEAVE THE EUROPEAN UNION, THEY WOULD BE, QUOTE, THE LAST
THEY WOULD BE, QUOTE, THE LAST IN THE QUEUE FOR A TRADE DEAL
IN THE QUEUE FOR A TRADE DEAL WITH THE U.S.
WITH THE U.S. BORIS JOHNSON AND HIS ALLIES
BORIS JOHNSON AND HIS ALLIES SEEM DETERMINED TO INK SOME KIND
