UK’s Johnson faces new Brexit vote after stinging defeat

MPs are set to vote on the law that would force the prime minister to delay Brexit by three months if he does not strike a deal with the EU by October 19UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks in the House of Commons in London, the UK, on September 3 2019.

But his opponents warn that Brexit without a deal will have disastrous economic consequences and must be avoided. But the strongly Eurosceptic Daily Express said rebel MPs had voted “to betray Brexit” and called Tuesday's vote “another shameful day in our so-called democracy”. That opened the way for a vote on Wednesday on a law which would force Johnson to delay Brexit by three months if he does not strike a deal with the EU by October 19.After a lengthy and heated session of parliament, Johnson said that the proposed legislation would undermine his discussions with Brussels on a new divorce deal and would cause “more dither, more delay and more confusion”.

Under British election law, a parliamentary majority of two-thirds is required to hold an early election meaning that the main opposition Labour Party must support it.

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