British House of Commons passes bill seeking to avert a no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31
Source: Washington Post
The British Parliament has taken control of the Brexit debate and is challenging Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “do or die” plan to get Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31. Here is what we know.
● The House of Commons has passed a bill seeking to avert a “no-deal Brexit” in October. The legislation — which won’t be final until the House of Lords votes later this week — would effectively delay Brexit another three months.
● Johnson hosted the first “Prime Minister Questions” of his career and called for an election on Oct. 15. He is not expected to get sufficient parliamentary support for that on Wednesday, which would be a third major defeat in two days.
● An election may be inevitable, though. Johnson is pursuing a risky strategy, after purging his party of rebels, including the grandson of his idol, Winston Churchill.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/uk-parliament-brexit-vote/2019/09/04/cc934b1c-cb6d-11e9-9615-8f1a32962e04_story.html
This was the FINAL vote after a Committee of the Whole House vote earlier this afternoon. The Bill now goes to the House of Lords, where Johnson will try to again block it.
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