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Brexit: Special sitting for MPs to decide UK's future
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49984367Brexit: Special sitting for MPs to decide UK's future
14 minutes ago
MPs will be called to Parliament for a special Saturday sitting in a decisive day for the future of Brexit. Parliament will meet on 19 October after a crunch EU summit - seen as the last chance for the UK and EU to agree a deal ahead of 31 October deadline.
If a deal is agreed, Boris Johnson will ask MPs to approve it - but if not, a range of options could be presented. The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg says these could include leaving without a deal, and halting Brexit altogether.
The additional day in the Commons will coincide with a anti-Brexit march run by the People's Vote campaign, which could see thousands of protesters heading to Westminster.
