British PM Johnson won one vote and lost another in Parliament on Tuesday, a result that inches him closer to his goal of leading Britain out of the EU — but effectively guarantees it won’t happen on the scheduled date of Oct. 31.
But Tuesday’s votes make it all but impossible for Johnson to fulfill his often-repeated promise to lead Britain out of the E.U. on Oct. 31.
“I will in no way allow months more of this,” said Johnson, who took power in July vowing that the U.K. would leave the bloc on the scheduled date of Oct. 31, come what may. Last week Johnson struck a divorce deal with the 27 other E.U. leaders, but on Saturday he failed to win Parliament’s backing for it. His only remaining hope of leaving on time was to get lawmakers to pass the Brexit-implementing bill into law before the scheduled departure date, nine days away.
The Brexit deal sets out the terms of Britain’s departure, including measures to maintain an open border between the U.K.’s Northern Ireland and E.U. member Ireland. It also enshrines the right of U.K. and E.U. citizens living in the other’s territory to continue with their lives, and sets out the multibillion pound payments Britain must make to meet its financial obligations to the E.U.
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