U.K. lawmakers block no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31, general election bid

The House of Commons on Wednesday passed a bill to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson from taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal on Oct. 31 and voted down his attempts to hold a general election ahead of the deadline.The lower house passed a bill by a majority of 28 which will force the government to ask the European Union, by Oct. 19 at the latest, for a delay to Brexit until Jan. 31 if no agreement has been reached and parliamentarians have not agreed to a no-deal exit.It was backed by opposition politicians and around 20 rebels in Johnson's own party who argued that l…READ FULL ARTICLE