Kiev: The House of Commons of the British Parliament
rejected the plan of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to hold early elections on
December 12.
It is reported by the BBC.
“The House of Commons of the British Parliament did not
support the plan of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to hold early elections on
December 12. 299 deputies came out in support of the initiative of the head of
the government, 70 were against”,
- the statement said.
It is noted that the adoption of the plan required the
support of at least two-thirds of the lower house of parliament, that is, 434
votes.
At the same time, the British Prime Minister announced a
"short" bill on early elections, for the adoption of which a simple
majority of votes is enough.
Johnson previously announced his intention to hold early
elections in the country on December 12.
On October 22, the law on Britain’s exit from the EU passed
the second reading, but the British deputies refused to consider it by a shortened
procedure. Today it is known that the UK government will not submit the Brexit
law to the Parliament for re-consideration next week.
On June 23, 2016, a referendum was held in the UK, which
showed that 52% of Britons prefer to leave the European Union. On March 29,
2017, the United Kingdom officially announced to the European Union its
intention to leave the EU by launching the Brexit procedure. It was reported
that the final cost of Brexit for Britain could reach 55 billion euros. The
country will pay this amount to the EU until 2064.