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Boris Johnson's Brexit bill clears first hurdle MPs reject Brexit bill timetable
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MPs have backed Boris Johnson's Brexit bill through its first Commons stage. MPs have rejected a proposal to examine Boris Johnson's Brexit bill in the Commons in three days.
A total of 329 MPs voted for the bill - which would lead to Brexit becoming law - but they are yet to agree to push it through the Commons in three days. The Commons supported the Withdrawal Agreement Bill earlier, but have now voted against the short timetable.
If MPs reject the timetable and the EU offers an extension to the Brexit deadline, Mr Johnson has threatened to pull the bill and seek an election. Earlier, the PM warned he would seek an election if MPs dismissed the plan and the EU granted an extension to 31 October Brexit deadline.
But a number of MPs said three days did not give them enough time to scrutinise the 110-page bill. After the vote, he told the Commons he would "pause" the legislation until the EU had "stated their intentions".
The result of that vote is expected at 19:30 BST. Mr Johnson told MPs he was "disappointed" they had "voted for delay", and said the UK "now faced further uncertainty".
BBC Newsnight's political editor, Nick Watt, said the result will "raise government hopes", but warned that Labour MPs who voted for the bill will "return to fold" to vote against programme motion. But he said his policy remained that Brexit would go ahead at the end of the month, but added: "One way or another, we will leave the EU with this deal to which this House has just given its assent."
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said Mr Johnson was "the author of his own misfortune" - but offered to enter discussions over a "sensible" timetable for his deal to go through Parliament.
But the SNP's leader, Ian Blackford, said it was "another humiliating defeat" for the PM, and MPs had "spoken with a very clear voice to tell the PM he is not on".