Boris Johnson is stuck.
Against all the odds, he secured a Brexit deal during talks in Brussels — but he has failed to get it ratified in the U.K. Parliament, and he can't even get the election he wants to break the deadlock.
The prime minister tried for a third time Monday to trigger a snap poll to end the impasse and was rebuffed again by the House of Commons.
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