Boris Johnson announces he will seek to trigger snap general election following MP's vote

The move would require the Prime Minister to seek a delay to Brexit until January 31 2020 if no agreement has been reached, and MPs have not approved a no-deal withdrawal.

Boris Johnson has announced that he will seek to trigger a snap general election after losing a crunch vote on Brexit.

The British Prime Minister said he would table a motion under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act on Tuesday night.