What happened on day one of parliament’s shock return?

A bitter day in parliament culminated with a bullish, controversial performance from Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Demonstrators for and against Brexit protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered an historic defeat in Pa
Protest banners outside a divided parliament
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The bombast and fury continued long into the night, as yesterday’s reconvening of parliament saw the battle between the UK’s legislature and executive reach bitter new heights.

Far from cowed by what many analysts have called a “humiliation” at the hands of the Supreme Court, and the calls to resign that have followed, Boris Johnson arrived late in parliament from the UN in New York, and went on the offensive.

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William Gritten

William Gritten is a London-born, New York-based strategist and writer focusing on politics and international affairs.