NEW: U.K. Parliament votes to to extend the Brexit deadline once again in defiance of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, throwing the government’s plans into chaos and increasing the likelihood of a general election.
The U.K. Parliament has voted to to extend the Brexit deadline once again in defiance of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, throwing the government’s plans into chaos and increasing the likelihood of a general election.
If the EU agrees to the extension, this will be the second time the deadline has been pushed back this year. Former Prime Minister Theresa May was forced to request an extension to the previous Brexit deadline of March 31, and subsequently resigned after the deal she had negotiated with EU leaders was voted down three times by lawmakers earlier this year.
According to reports in the British media Monday, the government had told members of Johnson’s Conservative party Monday they would be thrown out if they voted in favor of extending the deadline. This could mean Soames, a Conservative member of Parliament since 1983, could face expulsion from the party.
"It would force me to accept any terms offered [by the EU]," Johnson told lawmakers."It would destroy any chance of negotiations or a new deal. … This country wants this done. They want the referendum respected." The Johnson government’s highly controversial move to suspend Parliament during the crucial Brexit period appears to have united opposition to Johnson’s Brexit plans. Critics of a no-deal Brexit have long warned that it would have a disastrous impact on the British economy.
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