JUST IN: Boris Johnson's plan to fast-track the Brexit process has been thwarted in UK Parliament. He must now decide whether to seek an election
Members of Parliament supported the British government's 110-page Withdrawal Agreement Bill , the piece of legislation that will enact Johnson's deal, by a majority of 329 votes to 299 on Tuesday evening, in what's known as the"second reading." It marked the first time that the House of Commons supported any form of Johnson's Brexit bill.
"Johnson warned Tuesday that he would pull the bill altogether and push for a general election, if MPs attempted to derail the government's tight legislative timetable."I will in no way allow months more of this," Johnson said earlier on Tuesday."If we do this deal, if we pass this deal and the legislation that enables it, we can turn the page and allow this country and this Parliament to begin to heal and unite," he added.
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