PM's spokesman says any election must happen before October EU summit

If a British national election is necessary, it must take place before a European Union summit which starts on Oct. 17, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Wednesday, Trend reports citing Reuters.

Earlier, Johnson had demanded an Oct. 15 snap election after lawmakers seeking to prevent a no-deal Brexit dealt him a humiliating defeat in parliament which he cast as an attempt to surrender to the European Union.