now. and our cousin across the pond s case they had a referendum called by parliament. people did vote and they chose brexit and they had just this temper tantrum of refusal that s going on for years. it s interesting, it s not just us. boris johnson takes a wrecking ball to government and gets hit himself. what has happened to johnson, only that he has seen his powers to set the brexit agenda removed, driven more than 20 conservative rebels out of the party and cost him his parliamentary majority. his brother announced he would stand on his member of parliament, and, if johnson had a clear strategy there s nothing of evident. it had brought further attention to the dysfunction of the country s political system. it is somewhat refreshing to see someone else in chaos dealing with all the different parts of trying to govern.
shannon: boris johnson suffering a major setback in parliament. rebellious lawmakers maneuvering to take control of the brexit agenda. there is a message for america here. breaking it down on fox news, steve hilton, great to have you here. my first question the prime minister was talking about. it is confusing to me as an american, not my business, not by country, how people voted for this in 2016 and still talking about whether they are going to do it. it is unbelievable. this vote took place before the 2016 election that elected donald trump and it still hasn t happened. go back one year before that. in 2016 the government led by david cameron passed in parliament and act of parliament that said the decision whether to leave the european union is
that we are continuing to have to deal with across the eastern seaboard. bret: all right. taking it seriously. rick, thank you. also breaking tonight, new drama unfolding in the united kingdom as the country s prime minister tries to forge a deal to leave the european union. british prime minister boris johnson suffering a major defeat in parliament within just the last two hours as lawmakers vote to take control of the brexit agenda. the prime minister immediately threatening to call for a new general election there, which, if it happened, would be that country s third general election in four years. senior foreign affairs correspondent amy kellogg live in london tonight with the breaking news and hi, bret, yes. boris johnson did call for a new general election after the parliament rested control of the brexit process in an attempt, bret, to keep the u.k. crashing out of the european union without a deal on october 31st. boris johnson lost his working majority tuesday