Published 11:11 IST, October 30th 2019
UK Parliament agrees to Boris Johnson's call for December election
The United Kingdom House of Commons approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson's request for early parliamentary general elections to be conducted on December 12
The United Kingdom House of Commons approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson's request for an early parliamentary General Election on October 29. The UK lawmakers voted 438 to 20 to pass the bill to the House of Lords and conduct elections on December 12 which will also decide the future of Britain's divorce from the European Union. Earlier this week, PM Johnson had threatened the MPs to pull the European Union Withdrawl Bill entirely and call for elections after the British Parliament rejected his fast track timetable to make Brexit happen on October 31.
'Road to Brighter future'
As the British PM faced multiple setbacks regarding the Brexit referendum which began in 2016, he has recently given up on the 'do or die' Brexit deadline of October 31 when the EU leaders extended the Brexit deadline to January 31, 2020. The UK leader believes that 'it is time to break the Brexit deadlock' and said that the current Parliament has failed to make Brexit happen, therefore there is a requirement for a 'new one' to get Britain back on the journey to a 'brighter future'.
Labour party backs early election
UK's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said that since the 'No Deal' Brexit is off the table, his party will back the December General Elections as proposed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Earlier, PM Johnson faced yet another setback on Britain's divorce from the 27-nation bloc as the European Union agreed to the British MP's demand to delay the process. Boris Johnson had planned to persuade the UK lawmakers again to accept his proposal of early general elections to be conducted on December 12. Corbyn not only backed this decision but also said that the opposition will launch the 'most ambitious and radical campaign'.
Updated 11:49 IST, October 30th 2019