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MPs reject Brexit bill timetable | MPs reject Brexit bill timetable |
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MPs have rejected a proposal to examine Boris Johnson's Brexit bill in the Commons in three days. | MPs have rejected a proposal to examine Boris Johnson's Brexit bill in the Commons in three days. |
The Commons supported the Withdrawal Agreement Bill earlier, but have now voted against the short timetable. | The Commons supported the Withdrawal Agreement Bill earlier, but have now voted against the short timetable. |
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. | 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. |
After the vote, he told the Commons he would "pause" the legislation until he had spoken to EU leaders. | |
A spokesman from the European Commission said: "[The Commission] takes note of tonight's result and expects the UK government to inform us about the next steps." | |
Mr Johnson told MPs he was "disappointed" they had "voted for delay", and said the UK "now faced further uncertainty". | Mr Johnson told MPs he was "disappointed" they had "voted for delay", and said the UK "now faced further uncertainty". |
But he said his policy remained that Brexit would go ahead at the end of the month, adding: "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. | 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". | 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". |
And Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson called on Mr Johnson to "end the brinkmanship and replace it with some statesmanship" in order to secure an extension with the EU. | |
Brexit bill's journey so far | |
Boris Johnson agreed his new plan with EU leaders last week, but has repeatedly pledged to leave the bloc by the end of October, with or without a deal. | |
The bill that would turn his plan into law - the Withdrawal Agreement Bill - was published on Monday evening, and he urged MPs to back a three-day timetable to push it through the Commons ahead of the Halloween deadline. | |
The PM told Parliament if it "decides to delay everything until January or possibly longer", he would seek an election - but he did not say what the government would do if the EU offered a shorter extension. | |
MPs did approve the bill on its first hurdle through the Commons - called the second reading - by 329 votes to 299. | |
But in a vote straight after, they rejected the so-called programme motion by 322 votes to 308 after a number of MPs criticised the pace of the legislation. | |
Speaker of the House, John Bercow, said the bill was now "in limbo". |