British Prime Minister defeated in Parliament on Brexit timetable

Lawmakers voted 308 to 322 to turn down his proposed rapid timetable for Brexit bill, I must express my disappointment: Boris jhonson

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was defeated in a vote on his Brexit timetable, meaning his government could push for a general election.

Lawmakers voted 308 to 322 to turn down his proposed rapid timetable for Brexit bill. As a result, Johnson has to pause the Withdrawal Agreement Bill.

After the vote, the prime minister said: “I must express my disappointment that the House has again voted for delay rather than a timetable that would have guaranteed the UK would have been in a position to leave the EU (European Union) on Oct. 31 with a deal.”

“We now face further uncertainty and the EU must now make up their minds over how to answer parliament’s request for a delay,” he said.

“The first consequence is the government must take the only responsible course and accelerate our preparations for a no-deal outcome,” said Johnson. “Our policy remains that we should not delay, that we should leave the EU on Oct. 31 and that is what I will say to the EU.”