Brexit: What will happen now that Boris Johnson's deal is rejected?

The chaos which has clouded the Prime Minister of Britain, Boris Johnson's much-awaited Brexit deal heightened even more on October 22, when the British Parliament rejected the fast track timetable of the Withdrawl Agreement. Although the agreement has been passed, which assures that Brexit would happen, the uncertainty still remains if the orderly divorce of Britain from the 28-nation bloc is possible by October 31. 

What will happen next?

Since the timetable to push the procedures which would convert the European Withdrawl Bill into law has been rejected with 322 to 308 votes, it is now in the hands of the European Union to respond to the delay. PM Johnson had published the 110-page ahead of the parliamentary session along with 122-page explanatory notes in order to fast forward the legal processes for Brexit. The UK PM then paused the session after facing the rejection over his timetable. 

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However, Boris Johnson further threatened, he could pull the bill and try to get lawmakers to vote for a general election that could break the political impasse if the EU further extends the Brexit deadline which is more likely. According to the Chief spokesperson of the European Commission, they have taken note of the Parliament's proceedings in Britain and the European Council's President, Donald Tusk is in touch with EU leaders to shift the deadline to January 31, 2020. 

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Whereas PM Johnson while addressing the MP’s stated, "I will in no way allow months more of this. If Parliament refuses to allow Brexit to happen and instead... decides to delay everything until January, or possibly longer, in no circumstances then [can] the government continue with this. And with great regret, I must say that the Bill will have to be pulled and we will have to go forward to a general election and I will argue at that election, let's get Brexit done”. 

'It is in limbo'

John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons said during the Parliamentary session that a technical term which can define the current situation of the European Union Withdrawl Agreement Bill is that it in in a 'limbo' and there is a requirement of notice before the bill is moved to the committee stage. The European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker addressed the European Parliament before stepping down from his post after the end of his tenure on October 22 and said the EU did “all in our power” to ensure an orderly divorce of Britain from the 28-nation bloc. 

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