Beijing News Express (reporter Xie Lian) According to BBC news, on September 3, local time, the lower house of the British Parliament passed a bill with a vote of 328:301 to control the parliamentary agenda to prevent a no-deal "Brexit" from happening. It was the first crucial parliamentary vote since Boris Johnson became prime minister, and the British media said it suffered a "humiliating defeat". In response, Johnson said he would launch an early election motion.
On the same day, 21 Conservative MPs joined the opposition and eventually defeated the government and won parliamentary control. Under the bill, MPs can introduce a cross-party bill asking the prime minister to extend Brexit until January 31 next year, unless MPs pass a new deal by Oct. 19 or vote for a no-deal Brexit.
On September 3, local time, the lower house of the British Parliament passed a bill to prevent a no-deal "Brexit", and Johnson asked for an early general election. Video screenshots
On September 4, local time, the lower house of parliament will debate and vote again on the bill, and then it will turn to the upper house of parliament. If passed by both houses, the bill will become law on 9 September after the Queen approves it.
According to the Guardian, after the vote, Johnson told MPs that the bill would return control of the "Brexit" negotiations to the EU, while bringing "more hesitation, more delays, more confusion". Johnson said he had no choice but to call for an early general election in October and that "the people of this country will make a choice."
Under the UK's Fixed-Term Parliament Act, which came into effect in 2011, the prime minister needs the support of two-thirds of the members of the house of commons to hold an early general election. However, the leader of the opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said on the same day that unless the motion against a no-deal "Brexit" is passed, the Labour Party will not support the motion for an early general election.
Beijing News reporter Xie Lian
Edited by Ding Tian proofread by Wei Zhuo