British parliament vote makes no-deal Brexit more difficult

The British parliament has voted to make it more difficult for the next prime minister to try to force through a no-deal Brexit. The amendment makes it harder to suspend parliament -- a move that Boris Johnson, the favourite to succeed Theresa May, has not ruled out.

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(Photo: The four tellers announcing the result of the voting on the "Benn Amendment" in the British House of Commons on 18 July 2019. The Benn Amendment is aimed at preventing the next prime minister from suspending Parliament to pursue a no-deal Brexit. Credit: EPA/UK Parliamentary Recording Unit)