Motion ruled out crash Brexit while PM Johnson lose majority

A key motion to rule out a crash Brexit on October 31 passed by 328 votes to 301, while PM Boris Johnson lost the working majority.

In a night of high political drama, two MPs crossed the aisle, overturning the British Prime Minister’s working majority and increasing the chances of a snap general election.

Lasr night 21 Tory MPs rebelled against their own party, which has for the past two years clung to power only thanks to the support of the DUP.

Johnson’s extreme right and profoundly unionist government has said it is determined to take Scotland and the north of Ireland out of the European Union on the same terms as England and Wales. That would mean border checks in Ireland and a remilitarisation of the Six Counties in what would be a devastating blow to the 1998 Good Friday peace Agreement.

Following a major success tonight, an increasingly united opposition at Westminster now aims to get a Bill passed tomorrow to ensure a no-deal Brexit is off the table.

Reacting to his defeat, Johnson has confirmed he will table a motion for an election in a bid to ensure he has a free hand in Brexit negotiations. He told the Commons: “I don’t want an election but if MPs vote tomorrow to stop negotiations... then that would be the only way to resolve this”.