Boris Johnson’s U.K. Majority Cut to One After Special-Election Defeat

  • Pro-EU parties stood aside to help Liberal Democrats win
  • Result cements resurgence for anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats
Johnson's U.K. Majority Shrinks to One in Special-Election Defeat
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The anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats won a by-election in Brecon and Radnorshire, reducing Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s House of Commons majority to a single seat and making his balancing act more difficult as he seeks to deliver Brexit by Oct. 31.