London (CNN) Britain's Boris Johnson was momentarily buoyed Tuesday night after lawmakers voted to back a Brexit bill for the first time since the UK decided to break away from the European Union three years ago. Members of Parliament voted by 322 votes to 308 to reject Johnson's controversial timetable for making the bill law, formally known as the program motion, moments after supporting the government's 110-page Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) , the piece of legislation that will enact Johnson's deal. Opposition lawmakers have welcomed the additional time to review the lengthy bill, which was published late Monday. "Johnson's attempt to bounce a bad deal through Parliament without proper scrutiny has been rejected," Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell tweeted. Opposition lawmakers have twice rejected the Prime Minister's efforts to force a snap general election, calling for no-deal Brexit to be taken off the table first.

Source: CNN October 22, 2019 18:25 UTC