Brexit in the balance ahead of decisive 'super Saturday' in U.K. Parliament
If Johnson fails he will be forced to ask European leaders for an extension to the current deadline of Oct. 31., a huge climbdown for a prime minister who has vowed he would never do this.
This would prevent a damaging"no deal" Brexit and potentially allow time for the U.K. to hold an election or even a second referendum to try and break the deadlock.A rebel group of lawmakers have tabled another vote that would loosely endorse the prime minister's deal but delay final confirmation. Under this scenario, Johnson would still have to ask Europe for a delay. This would buy time for lawmakers to scrutinize and potentially tweak the deal. They could even choose to vote it down at a later date.
This vote is designed to avoid the U.K. crashing out of Europe without a deal, the default scenario if Johnson's deal passes Saturday but somehow falls at a later hurdle before Oct. 31.the Falklands WarJohnson's Conservative Party does not have enough lawmakers to pass the deal alone. Having lost the support of his former allies the Democratic Unionist Party, it appears Johnson will have to rely on winning the backing of rebels from the opposition Labour Party.
Since Britain voted to leave the E.U. in the June 2016 referendum the process has been marked by chaos, division and repeated delays.
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