Brexit: UK Parliament Speaker Blocks Holding Of New Vote

UK Parliament Speaker John Bercow blocked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson from holding a vote Monday on his new Brexit divorce deal after MPs … Continue reading Brexit: UK Parliament Speaker Blocks Holding Of New Vote

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Updated October 21, 2019

A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament’s Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain’s speaker of the House of Commons as he makes a statement relating to the speaks in the House of Commons in London on October 21, 2019, on the European Union (EU) Withdrawal Act 2018 Motion. UK Parliament Speaker John Bercow blocked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson from holding a vote Monday on his new Brexit divorce deal after MPs failed to back it on Saturday. “The motion will not be debated today as it would be repetitive and disorderly to do so,” Bercow told lawmakers in the House of Commons. HO / AFP / PRU

Britain’s speaker of the House of Commons makes a statement relating to the speaks in the House of Commons in London on October 21, 2019. HO / AFP / PRU

UK Parliament Speaker John Bercow blocked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson from holding a vote Monday on his new Brexit divorce deal after MPs failed to back it on Saturday.

“The motion will not be debated today as it would be repetitive and disorderly to do so,” Bercow told lawmakers in the House of Commons.

AFP