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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during Prime Minister's Questions session in the House of Commons in London, Britain September 4, 2019. [Reuters]
The lower house of the British parliament voted on Wednesday to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal, but he proposed a snap election on Oct. 15, just weeks before Brexit, to free his hands.
After wresting control of the parliamentary agenda from Johnson, the House of Commons backed a bill that would force the government to request a three-month Brexit delay rather than leave without a divorce agreement.
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