late into the night voting on amendments. after failing to stop that first bill when it didn't go his way, boris johnson then called for a snap general election in a matter of weeks. but the house of commons refused to go along with that in yet another defeat for the prime minister. hear now a sampling of what people in great britain watched on live television today. >> there is only one chlorinated chicken i can see in this house and he's on this bench. will he confirm? will he confirm -- will he confirm that he will let the people decide? let the people decide on what he is doing to this country's negotiating position, by having a general election on october the 15th. >> jeremy corbyn. >> well, maybe the prime minister can tell us what the negotiating position actually is. >> the washington post summed things up for britain's new prime minister this way. after just six weeks on the job, johnson has lost his governing