At a special session of Parliament intended to ratify the Brexit deal, lawmakers voted 322-306 to withhold their approval on the Brexit deal until legislation to implement it has been passed. Bruce Nicole, a vicar from Camberley southwest of London, said the Brexit deal would harm Britain. “I am British, but I am also European.”AdvertisementIn Parliament before the vote, Johnson implored legislators to ratify the deal he struck this week with the bloc’s 27 other leaders. It also gives lawmakers another chance to scrutinize — and possibly change— the Brexit departure terms while the legislation moves through Parliament. Britain could still leave the EU on Oct. 31, if Parliament approves the legislation — the Withdrawal Agreement Bill — in time.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 19, 2019 14:03 UTC