Trump says Boris Johnson 'isn't going anywhere' as the prime minister comes under growing pressure to resign

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• Donald Trump defends Boris Johnson as the UK prime minister comes under growing pressure to resign.
• Johnson's opponents lined up on Tuesday to call for his resignation after the UK Supreme Court ruled that he had broken the law by suspending parliament.
• Johnson will leave the UN General Assembly in New York early, after the court ruled that the UK parliament is still in session.
• Johnson is accused of misleading the queen after he instructed her to shut parliament for five weeks.
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Donald Trump has insisted that Boris Johnson will not resign as prime minister, following a day in which he was found to have broken the law by suspending the UK parliament.

Johnson faced growing calls to step down on Tuesday, after the UK Supreme Court ruled that Johnson's decision to shut down parliament for five weeks was illegal.

The opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was joined by the Scottish and Welsh first ministers in calling for Johnson to step down, amid allegations that he had misled the queen by advising her to suspend parliament.

Johnson will return to the UK early on Wednesday following his address to the UN General Assembly, after the court ruled that Johnson's unlawful action meant that the UK parliament remained in session.

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However, Trump dismissed the issue as just "another day in the office" for Johnson.

"I know him well," Trump said at a joint press conference between the two men.

He added: "He's not going anywhere. Don't worry about him.

"It's just another day in the office. He's a professional."

After Reuters reporter Jeff Mason asked Trump about the issue, the president accused him of asking a "very nasty question."

Watch Trump complain about a 'very nasty question' to Boris Johnson

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