… by the legislation passed by the House the previous day, Johnson said, “Yes…I would rather be dead in a ditch.” … for a three-month extension of the exit date to Jan. 31, 2020. The next day Johnson asked the Queen to prorogue, or … of the motion, along with 240 Labour MPs, 34 SNP MPs, 15 Liberal Democrats, 13 independents, 4 Plaid Cymru MPs, and …