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What happens now MPs have voted to delay Brexit until 2020?

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  • UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been dealt a major blow to his authority after MPs voted to make a no-deal Brexit illegal.
  • After MPs voted to seize control of parliament's agenda on Tuesday, the Commons on Wednesday approved a plan that would force Johnson to seek a Brexit extension rather than leave the EU on October 31.
  • Boris Johnson will now ask parliament to vote for a general election in October, but the opposition Labour party is set to reject the plan.
  • Here's everything else you need to know.
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

LONDON — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a fresh blow to his authority on Wednesday evening after MPs and a handful of Conservative rebels approved a bill that would delay Brexit until at least 2020.

Twenty-one former Conservative MPs, who were expelled from the party on Tuesday, joined forces with Labour and other opposition parties to vote for a plan which seeks to prevent Johnson from taking Britain out of the EU with no deal on October 31.

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