British queen approves law designed to prevent PM Johnson from taking UK out of EU without an agreement with the other 27 nations in the economic bloc
A tourist double-decker bus drives past flags hung by pro-Brexit and anti-Brexit demonstrators outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster in London, Britain, September 9, 2019.
The law is designed to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson from taking Britain out of the European Union without an agreement with the other 27 nations in the economic bloc.Also on Monday, the speaker of Britain's House of Commons John Bercow said he would step down within weeks, amid criticism by Brexit hardliners who say he has twisted parliamentary rules to undermine them.
He added it would take place regardless of the outcome of a government-led vote on holding a snap election next month. However, the move appeared to backfire on Johnson by galvanising opposition MPs and Conservative rebels into passing legislation forcing him to seek a Brexit delay next month if he has not reached a deal with the EU.Johnson responded to the Tory rebellion by kicking 21 MPs out of the party — including Winston Churchill's grandson — and barring them from standing as Conservatives in the next election.
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