Johnson hit by Cabinet resignation as UK election kicks off
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press
Published: November 6, 2019, 9:30am
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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street on route to Buckingham Palace ahead of an audience with Queen Elizabeth II and the formal start of the General Election, in London, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019.(Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP)Photo Gallery
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson argued Wednesday that voting for the Conservatives was the only way to end delays over Brexit, as he officially launched an election campaign already marred by gaffes and the resignation of a Cabinet minister.
Speaking outside his No. 10 Downing St. office on the first official day of Britain’s five-week campaign, Johnson said the political impasse over Britain’s departure from the European Union made him want to “chew my own tie in frustration.”
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