Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote in a victory of sorts
Johnson was booed during the queen's Platinum Jubilee — the latest sign of intense public anger over his flouting of his own government's COVID-19 rules.
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The U.K.'s Parliament opens for the first time in six decades without the queen
Britain's Conservative government laid out its plans for the next year in a tradition-steeped ceremony in Parliament — but without Queen Elizabeth II, who was absent for the first time in six decades.
Queen Will Suspend U.K. Parliament At Boris Johnson's Request
The move would shorten the time lawmakers have to organize an opposition vote to a no-deal Brexit. But critics accuse the prime minister of circumventing the democratic process.