Boris Johnson faced Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, addressing MPs following last night’s drama in the House of Commons.
Answering questions from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, he refused to be drawn on whether more time would be allocated to consider the Brexit bill — and repeated that the UK should still leave the EU on October 31.
The prime minister “paused” the Withdrawal Agreement Bill following defeat for the government on Tuesday, which dealt a major blow to its drive to pull the UK out of the EU at Halloween.
Lawmakers approved in principle the government’s bill to implement the newly negotiated divorce deal — but rejected the government’s fast-track timetable to push it through parliament.
Many felt far more time was needed to scrutinise measures that may determine the UK’s relations with Europe for years to come.