Article 4SZHE Brexit legislation 'paused' after MPs reject Boris Johnson's timetable - as it happened

Brexit legislation 'paused' after MPs reject Boris Johnson's timetable - as it happened

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Frances Perraudin, Ben Quinn and Kevin Rawlinson
from World news | The Guardian on (#4SZHE)

Parliament votes to reject government's timetable for passage of bill that would implement Brexit deal

10.39pm BST

That's all from us this evening. Here's a summary of the day's events:

Related: MPs reject Boris Johnson's attempt to fast-track Brexit deal

10.23pm BST

If, as expected, Brexit is delayed until the end of January, a general election would have to follow, the Press Association reports, citing an unnamed No 10 source.

Parliament and Corbyn have repeatedly voted for delay. On Saturday, parliament asked for a delay until January and, today, parliament blew its last chance. If parliament's delay is agreed by Brussels, then the only way the country can move on is with an election. This parliament is broken.

The public will have to choose whether they want to get Brexit done with Boris or whether they want to spend 2020 having two referendums on Brexit and Scotland with Corbyn.

No10 source tonight.

Three points.

1). Parliament hasn't blown its last chance. The 31st deadline was set by Brussels. The PM has said it's his final deadline but Brussels is open to an extension.

2). Benn Act was passed by MPs but PM sent the letter.

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Johnson is the author of his own misfortune. He only tried to bounce his deal through parliament because he knows it will not withstand scrutiny. A Brexit deal driven by the ideology of deregulation must be stopped.

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