Boris Johnson has announced that he will look to trigger a snap general election after seeing MPs vote to seize control of parliamentary business on Tuesday night.
The prime minister saw 21 Tory rebels vote against him in the House of Commons, and following the result he said: The consequences of this vote tonight means that Parliament is on the brink of wrecking any deal that we might be able to get in Brussels. It will hand control of the negotiations to the EU.
Boris has said on numerous occasions that he itnends for Britain to leave the EU on October 31st, and continued that belief in a tweet earlier today.
The results of the vote in parliament mean that MPs could vote to avoid leaving the EU with no deal, which could lead to more delays on Brexit.
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Could Brexit be delayed again?
Britain is currently scheduled to leave the European Union on Thursday 31 October, but there is a chance that this could change if MPs vote to avoid a no deal Brexit.
MPs are set to vote on whether a bill will be enforced, which requires the prime minister to seek an extension if there is no deal in place by 19 October.
If the bill is agreed then Boris Johnson would be unable to seek a no deal Brexit, and would instead need to reach an agreement with Brussels or seek another extension.
It wouldnt be the first time that Brexit is delayed as the UK was originally set to leave on 31 March this year, but Theresa May equested an extension from the EU.
MPs then agreed to the extension offer of 12 April, but then on 10 April a further extension was agreed in Burssels that would allow the UK to remain until 31 October.