UK PM Boris Johnson loses key vote on Brexit

His remarks were directed at Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, with whom he sparred in parliament on Tuesday after the latter proposed a “surrender bill” ahead of a vote to stop a no-deal Brexit. 

Late on Tuesday, UK lawmakers voted 328 to 301 to take control of the following day’s parliamentary agenda, which means that they will now attempt to block a no-deal Brexit. 

The voting results revealed that 21 members of Johnson’s Conservative Party voted against him. Following his defeat, Johnson said he would call snap elections if the no-deal Brexit option was blocked by lawmakers on Wednesday.