Johnson’s Brexit pledge dealt hammer blow as MPs 'again voted for delay' by rejecting timetable plan

MPs in Britain’s House of Commons have voted to give Boris Johnson's Withdrawal Agreement Bill a second reading, which approves the Bill in principle.

• British MPs tonight rejected Boris Johnson’s plan for an accelerated timetable to push through his Brexit WIthdrawal Bill before this weekend, by 308 votes to 322 (majority of 14)
• MPs voted to give Boris Johnson’s Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill a second reading, by 329 votes to 299 votes against. This approves the Bill in principle, so it can go forward for more detailed scrutiny and debate.
• The Withdrawal Agreement Bill runs to 110 pages with another 124 pages of explanatory notes. MPs say they need more than Boris Johnson's preferred 72 hours to study it.