Britain is heading toward a pre-Christmas election after Prime Minister Johnson's bid to break the Brexit deadlock with an election received backing from opposition parties
LONDON - Britain on Tuesday was heading towards its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won preliminary approval from parliament for an early ballot aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock.
His bill calling for a Dec. 12 election was approved without a vote at its second reading on Tuesday, suggesting it has overwhelming support as it heads towards its final stage in parliament. “There is only one way to get Brexit done in the face of this unrelenting parliamentary obstructionism - this endless wilful fingers-crossed ‘not me Guv’ refusal to deliver on the mandate of the people - and that is, Mr Speaker, to refresh this parliament and give the people a choice,” Johnson said.
An election, though, could decide the fate of Brexit as well as the main players - Johnson, 55, and his rival Corbyn, 70. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seen on Downing Street in London, Britain October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville “Is it Brexit or is it not? We don’t know. Second, the election is as volatile as ever and, thirdly, the potential for tactical voting - and tactical voting to go wrong - is very high given the Leave-Remain split,” he said.Lawmakers on Tuesday approved the timetable for Johnson’s “Early Parliamentary General Election Bill” without a formal vote and then waved it through in the second reading.
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