U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has not had the best week with parliament defeating his Brexit plans. An election could be a 'lifeline' for him, experts say.
Parliament took control of the parliamentary agenda earlier this week, then it passed legislation to prevent a no-deal Brexit. They also rejected a snap election.An early election is still on the cards if no-deal Brexit legislation is passed quickly.
After taking control of parliamentary business on Tuesday, a majority of MPs then on Wednesday approved a bill forcing the prime minister to ask the European Union for another delay to the U.K.'s departure date, pushing Brexit back to January 31, 2020, if there is no withdrawal agreement approved by October 19.
"After a mere two days of parliamentary scrutiny as Prime Minister, Johnson has already lost control of the House of Commons, the Brexit process, and the fate of his government," they said in a note. The U.K. leader could still try other options to force an election. The government could try to bypass legislation requiring a two-thirds majority to approve a snap election. It has even been mooted that Johnson could call a vote of no confidence in his own government and then call on his MPs to abstain from the vote although this is seen as extremely unlikely.The Labour Party said it would not support an election before legislation to stop a no-deal Brexit had been passed into law.
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