In the United Kingdom, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told members of parliament that the Supreme Court was wrong to pronounce on a political question at a time of great national controversy. He has asked smaller parties to table a vote of no confidence in his government to trigger a general election.<br />'' <br />''In extraordinary scenes, Boris Johnson goaded the Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn over his refusal to back an election. Mr Corbyn, in reply, told the Prime Minister, he was "not fit for office" and should have resigned after the highest Court's verdict. Other MPs also rounded on Mr Johnson for his lack of contrition following the unanimous defeat for the government in the court.<br />'' <br />''Labour and the Scottish National Party have refused to vote for a general election until a no-deal Brexit has been taken off the table. The Prime Minister was forced to cut short his visit to the UN in New York to return to the Commons after the UK's highest court ruled his decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The British Prime Minister said, he respected the court's verdict, but did not think it should have ruled on a political question. And he dared opposition parties to finally face the day of reckoning with the voters in an election.</span><br />