British Parliament rejects brexit timetable
Original title: legislative timetable for the British Parliament to veto Johnson's' brexit 'agreement
The house of Commons of the British Parliament voted against the legislative timetable formulated by Prime Minister Johnson to promote the adoption of the "brexit" agreement in the British Parliament as soon as possible on the evening of 22. This means that the possibility of Britain's "brexit" extension is further increased.
The lower house of the British Parliament passed the "brexit" agreement bill in principle with 329 votes in favor and 299 votes against in the first vote that night. However, the second vote held subsequently rejected a procedural motion submitted by the government with 322 votes against and 308 votes in favour. The motion requires the parliament to complete the deliberation and final vote on the above "brexit" agreement bill within three days.
British Parliament rejects brexit timetable
The British government and the European Union reached a new "brexit" agreement on the 17th. However, according to a key amendment passed by the lower house of the British Parliament on the 19th, the British government must first complete the legislative procedures for the relevant contents of the "brexit" agreement before submitting the agreement itself to Parliament for a vote. To this end, the Johnson Administration submitted the "brexit" agreement bill to parliament on the 21st to implement the requirements of the above amendment.
Johnson expressed disappointment after the announcement of the voting results on the evening of the 22nd. He said that opposing the legislative timetable proposed by the government is tantamount to supporting the delay of 'brexit', which will bring more uncertainty to the UK. He will suspend the legislative process of the "brexit" agreement and wait for the EU to make a statement.
Johnson said before the vote that day that he insisted on "brexit" as scheduled on October 31. If the legislative timetable of the "brexit" agreement is rejected and the EU agrees that Britain will postpone "brexit", he will withdraw the "brexit" agreement bill and hold an early election.
In the parliamentary debate before the vote that day, many members expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Johnson Administration's motion to complete the legislative process in three days, believing that the three days was too hasty. Labor leader Corbin called on the Johnson administration to join hands with the opposition to formulate a more reasonable legislative timetable.