UK MPs Rejects Johnson’s Plans To Approve Brexit Deal

British MPs on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans to approve his Brexit deal by October 31, minutes after giving preliminary approval to … Continue reading UK MPs Rejects Johnson’s Plans To Approve Brexit Deal

By Ignatius Igwe

Updated October 22, 2019

A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament’s Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows tellers (R-L) Labour MP Nick Smith, Labour MP Nic Dakin, Conservative MP Stuart Andrew and Conservative MP Iain Stewart preparing to deliver the result of a vote on the programme motion setting out the proposed timetable for the Brexit withdrawal Agreement Bill in the House of Commons in London on October 22, 2019. British MPs on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans to approve his Brexit deal by October 31, minutes after giving preliminary approval to the agreement. MPs voted by a majority of 14 to reject his timetable, making it almost inevitable that Brexit will be delayed beyond next week’s deadline. HO / AFP / PRU

Labour MP Nick Smith, Labour MP Nic Dakin, Conservative MP Stuart Andrew and Conservative MP Iain Stewart prepare to deliver the result of a vote on the programme motion setting out the proposed timetable for the Brexit in London on October 22, 2019. AFP

British MPs on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans to approve his Brexit deal by October 31, minutes after giving preliminary approval to the agreement.

MPs voted by a majority of 14 to reject his timetable to push through the legislation this week, making it almost inevitable that Brexit will be delayed beyond next week’s deadline.