UK lawmakers vote to take control of parliament in bid to prevent a no-deal Brexit

U.K. lawmakers have taken another step toward wresting control of the Brexit process away from Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government.

A majority of lawmakers, including opposition politicians and so-called "rebel" members of the ruling Conservative Party, have voted Tuesday to take control of parliamentary business. This would in theory allow them to push through legislation that could block government efforts to withdraw the U.K. from the EU without a deal on October 31.

Another vote will now be held as early as Wednesday on the legislation, and, if passed, it would pressure the prime minister to request another extension to the U.K.'s departure date, to January 31, 2020. The legislation has been tabled by lawmakers who say they are concerned over the economic and political consequences of an abrupt departure from the EU. This "disorderly" exit, as they have termed it, would see the U.K. leave the EU's single market, customs union and other EU institutions and regulatory bodies overnight, without a transition period in which to negotiate a new trade deal.

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