Johnson's election demand rejected after MPs approve Brexit delay bill

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Updated 26 minutes ago

After wresting control of the parliamentary agenda from Mr Johnson six weeks into his premiership, the House of Commons voted 327-299 to approve a bill that would force him to seek a further delay to Brexit rather than leave the EU without an agreement on the scheduled departure date of October 31.

MPs hope to have it passed into law by the end of the week, but pro-Brexit members of the House of Lords are threatening to try to stop it by filibustering — talking so much that time runs out.

Mr Johnson .. cast the opposition legislative move in the House of Commons as an attempt to surrender to the EU and demanded an October 15 snap election, a step that could have freed him of any constraints if he won a majority.

However, Mr Johnson's bid to head to the polls early was thwarted after he failed to gain the backing of two-thirds of MPs, with opposition parties united in wanting to prevent a no-deal Brexit before agreeing to a vote ...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-04/boris-johnson-demands-snap-election-after-brexit-defeat/11479798

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1. Parliament Rejects Johnson's Call For New Elections

Updated at 5:10 p.m. ET

Britain's Parliament failed to give Prime Minister Boris Johnson the two-thirds necessary to hold snap elections next month — leaving him with little choice but to go back to the European Union to try to negotiate a new withdrawal deal.

Johnson's request came not long after the House of Commons passed a measure blocking his push to leave the European Union without a transition deal.

The 298 to 56 vote left the U.K. no closer to a resolution to a problem that has vexed politicians for some three years since a majority of people voted in a referendum to leave the EU ...

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/04/757587543/brexit-parliament-members-vote-to-block-johnsons-no-deal-exit