Johnson gambles on poll to decide the fate of Brexit

LONDON - The fate of

ritain’s departure from the European nion could be decided in a ecember election after rime Minister oris ohnson finally on parliamentary approval for a gamble that he hopes ill break the deadlock over

Brexit.

ohnson, ho has failed to deliver on his do or die” promise that ritain ould leave the bloc on October , secured the election agreement just hours after the E granted a third delay

to Brexit.

he first hristmas election in ritain since ill be one of the hardest to call in years. rexit has variously fatigued, enthused and enraged s athes of voters hile eroding loyalties to the t o major parties.

hen ohnson’s predecessor, heresa May, bet on an early election in , she lost her slender majority in parliament a failure that ultimately prevented her from ratifying her rexit deal in parliament and sank her political career.

More voters s itched bet een the t o main parties at the election than in any ballot dating back to , research by the ritish Election tudy sho ed.

t’s time to unite the country and get rexit done,” ohnson told a meeting of onservative la makers on uesday night shortly after securing the election to cheers from a parliament he has accused of stopping him from delivering the divorce.

he election result, due to be announced in the early hours of riday the th, could decide the ultimate fate of rexit after almost four years of almost continuous political commotion in ondon that has shocked both investors and allies.

ohnson, , hopes to in a majority to push through the last minute rexit deal he struck this month ith the European nion hile his main opponent, abour leader eremy orbyn, is pitching a socialist government and another E referendum.

f no party ins conclusively, the future of rexit ill be thro n up in the air again ith options ranging from a tumultuous no deal exit to another referendum that could scupper the hole divorce.