Boris Johnson loses crucial vote - what happens next?

Rebel MPs will try to delay Brexit while PM aims for general election

gettyimages-1165816955.jpg
(Image credit: (Daniel Leal-Olivas-WPA Pool/Getty Images))

Tory rebels and opposition MPs have inflicted defeat on Boris Johnson in his first House of Commons vote as prime minister.

MPs voted 328 to 301 to take control of the agenda, meaning they can bring forward a bill seeking to delay the UK's exit date and prevent a no-deal Brexit. The Financial Times says this leaves Johnson’s Brexit strategy “in ruins”.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up