LONDON: British lawmakers have put a roadblock in the path of any attempt to take Britain out of the European Union without a divorce deal.
The House of Commons passed a motion Thursday that stops the government from suspending Parliament in the weeks before the UK's scheduled Oct. 31 departure date.
Boris Johnson, who is likely to be elected Britain's new prime minister next week, has not ruled out such a suspension if lawmakers try to block his Brexit plan. He says the country must leave the EU on schedule, even if that means quitting the bloc without a divorce deal.
Most economists say a no-deal Brexit would batter the economy, and a majority of lawmakers opposes leaving without an agreement.
Thursday's 315-274 Commons vote saw several ministers abstain rather than support the government's call to keep suspending Parliament as an option.
UK lawmakers impede path to no-deal Brexit in parliamentary vote
UK lawmakers impede path to no-deal Brexit in parliamentary vote
- House of Commons passed a motion Thursday
- Thursday's 315-274 Commons vote saw several ministers abstain
Trump says US will intervene if Iran violently suppresses peaceful protests
- Trump says US will intervene if Iran violently suppresses peaceful protests
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday said that if Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, the United States of America will come to their rescue.
“We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” he said in a Truth Social post.
This follows the deaths of several people as Iran’s biggest protests in three years over economic hardship turned violent across multiple provinces.
The clashes between protesters and security forces mark a significant escalation in the unrest that has spread across the country since shopkeepers began protesting on Sunday over the government’s handling of a sharp currency slide and rapidly rising prices.
Iran’s economy has struggled for years since the US reimposed sanctions in 2018, after Trump withdrew from an international nuclear agreement during his first term.
