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The UK's House of Commons voted 438 to 20 to approve Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bill calling for an early general election on December 12.
The bill goes next to the House of Lords. If passed unchanged, the Parliament will be dissolved on November 6.
Johnson's Conservative party is currently leading in opinion polls with around 37 percent of the vote, while the Labour party sits around 24 percent, with the Liberal Democrats near 17 percent.
The UK's House of Commons voted 438 to 20 to approve Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bill calling for an early general election on December 12.
The bill goes next to the House of Lords. If passed unchanged, the Parliament will be dissolved on November 6.
Johnson's Conservative party is currently leading in opinion polls with around 37 percent of the vote, while the Labour party sits around 24 percent, with the Liberal Democrats near 17 percent.
NEWS USE ONLY. STRICTLY NOT TO BE USED IN ANY COMEDY/SATIRICAL PROGRAMMING OR FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES. ONLINE USE PERMITTED BUT MUST CARRY CLIENT'S OWN LOGO OR WATERMARK ON VIDEO FOR ENTIRE TIME OF USE. NO ARCHIVE.
The UK's House of Commons voted 438 to 20 to approve Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bill calling for an early general election on December 12.
The bill goes next to the House of Lords. If passed unchanged, the Parliament will be dissolved on November 6.
Johnson's Conservative party is currently leading in opinion polls with around 37 percent of the vote, while the Labour party sits around 24 percent, with the Liberal Democrats near 17 percent.