Yesterday, UK PM Boris Johnson was faced with his first parliamentary defeat since the December election that granted him an overwhelming majority. The House of Lords, which is the unelected upper house of Parliament, is where he suffered not one but three defeats in one day. More is expected today as the Brexit bill is being amended. Given the 80+ majority Johnson’s Tories command in the lower house, the House of Lords is the only way for pro-EU members to attempt to force minor concessions.

Earlier today UK PM Johnson published his Brexit deal which replaced the Irish backstop which was the main stumbling block in the existing deal negotiated by his predecessor May and rejected three times in parliament. He has made a major concession to the EU with his proposal that all Northern Ireland will follow EU rules on manufactured goods and agriculture. In order to the get DUP on board, his plan allows Northern Ireland to decide by 2025 if they want continue following EU rules or adapt UK ones.

Earlier this morning the UK Supreme Court ruled that PM Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was unlawful. According to the 11 justices, PM Johnson gave Queen Elizabeth II unlawful advice to suspend Parliament for the Queens Speech. This hindered elected officials to perform their democratic duty, as of the ruling. PM Johnson responded after the verdict that “Obviously this is a verdict that we will respect and we respect the judicial process. I have to say that I strongly disagree with what the justices have found.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost his sixth vote in Parliament after his second attempt to call an early election failed to satisfy the require majority. He final vote was 293-46 in favor of an early election, but the opposition Labour party abstained and Speaker John Bercow declared that the majority didn’t meet the requirements of the Fixed Term Parliaments Act. PM Johnson stated “I earlier urged the house to trust the people. But once again, the opposition think they know better.” A two-third majority is required in order to call for early elections.