HoC speaker rejects second Brexit vote

House of Commons speaker John Bercow rejected the government's bid for a new vote on its Brexit divorce deal stressing that the vote government wants is 'in substance the same' as one held on Saturday and so breaches Parliament's rules.

London: The speaker of Britain's House of Commons on Monday turned down the government's bid for a new vote on its Brexit divorce deal, in a blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to take the country out of the European Union at the end of the month.

Speaker John Bercow said that the vote government wants is 'in substance the same' as one held on Saturday and so breaches Parliament's rules.

He said that it would be 'repetitive and disorderly' to allow a new vote on Monday.

Johnson struck a deal with the 27 other EU countries last week.

But on Saturday, lawmakers voted to delay their backing for the agreement until the legislation needed to implement has been passed.

Brexit timeline

The government plans to introduce its key Brexit bill later on Monday, with lawmakers holding the first round of debates and votes on Tuesday.

Johnson hopes to get the bill approved by Parliament before Oct. 31, the date when Britain is due to leave the EU.