Brexit Showdown Nears in British Parliament

“Parliament was given a green light Tuesday to mount an effort to stop Britain from leaving the European Union without an agreement, opening the way for one of the most critical showdowns in the country’s agonizing, three-year Brexit battle,” the New York Times reports.

“The decision clears the way for a two-step process in which lawmakers will first try to wrest control from the government and then force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek an extension to the Oct. 31 withdrawal deadline if he fails to reach an exit agreement with the European Union.”

“If that maneuver succeeds, however, Mr. Johnson has promised to call for a snap general election, the third in four years.”

For more, The Guardian and Financial Times have excellent live blogs.

A vote is expected around 5 p.m. ET