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British Prime Minister Johnson: I will not resign

LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he would not resign and that the last thing the country needed was a national election.

“I’m not going to step down and the last thing this country needs, frankly, is an election,” he told a parliamentary committee when asked to confirm he would not call for an election rather than resign if he loses a vote from confidence.

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Reporting by Kylie McLellan Writing by William James

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