House of Commons backs bill blocking no-deal Brexit
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British MPs voted in favor of the bill aimed at blocking the so-called no-deal Brexit. The bill forces the Prime Minister to ask for an extension beyond the October 31 Brexit deadline if a deal has not been agreed with the EU. It could potentially delay leaving the EU until January 31, 2020. 327 MPs were in favor and 299 were against. The bill will now go to the House of Lords. If the Lords pass any amendments, it will have to return to the Commons for approval.
The act was prepared by a cross-party group of opponents to the strategy adopted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who sought to confront the EU in the hope of making concessions in the controversial backstop mechanism for Northern Ireland.
