Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans were again thrown into chaos after the UK parliament voted to take more time to scrutinise the deal the prime minister struck with the European Union this week, forcing him to seek the delay he vowed he never would.
Without Parliament’s sign-off, Johnson is required by law to send a letter to Brussels on Sunday requesting that Brexit be delayed until January 31 — three months after his self-imposed deadline. At a rare Saturday sitting, lawmakers voted by 322 to 306 in favour of a rebel Tory’s proposal to withhold their approval for now.
Afterwards, Johnson said that