British lawmakers Wednesday denied Prime Minister Boris Johnson's call for a general election on October 15. They also approved a bill that could prevent Johnson from withdrawing the country from the European Union (EU) next month. Britain’s House of Commons voted 329 to 300 to support the bill Wednesday. It now goes to parliament’s upper house, the House of Lords, for consideration. Both votes were a major defeat for the prime minister. Johnson says his country must leave the EU on October 31, with or without an agreement between the two sides. His promise to withdraw from the 28-member organization has Britain’s parliament in an uproar. Many fear leaving the EU without a deal in place could create severe economic problems. The dispute is the worst political turmoil since Britain voted in 2016 to leave the European Union.
Title: British Lawmakers Deal Another Blow to Johnson’s EU Plan
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3622/bojo.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='British Lawmakers Deal Another Blow to Johnsons EU Plan' data-article-id='4101'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12250'>British lawmakers Wednesday denied Prime Minister Boris Johnson's call for a general election on October 15.</span> <span data-start-time='12250' data-end-time='23792'>They also approved a bill that could prevent Johnson from withdrawing the country from the European Union (EU) next month.</span> <span data-start-time='23792' data-end-time='33375'>Britain’s House of Commons voted 329 to 300 to support the bill Wednesday.</span> <span data-start-time='33375' data-end-time='41021'>It now goes to parliament’s upper house, the House of Lords, for consideration.</span> <span data-start-time='41021' data-end-time='46792'>Both votes were a major defeat for the prime minister.</span> <span data-start-time='46792' data-end-time='59938'>Johnson says his country must leave the EU on October 31, with or without an agreement between the two sides.</span> <span data-start-time='59938' data-end-time='69333'>His promise to withdraw from the 28-member organization has Britain’s parliament in an uproar.</span> <span data-start-time='69333' data-end-time='78792'>Many fear leaving the EU without a deal in place could create severe economic problems.</span> <span data-start-time='78792' data-end-time='89563'>The dispute is the worst political turmoil since Britain voted in 2016 to leave the European 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class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3622/the_lower_house.wav'><span>the Lower House</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3622/the_house_of_commons.wav'><span>the House of Commons</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3622/the_house_of_lords.wav'><span>the House of Lords</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3622/the_house_on_the_hill.wav'><span>The House on the Hill</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=13580 data-hint-location='69333' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3622/leaving_without_a_deal_could_create__blank_.wav'>Leaving without a deal could create <span class='blank'>economic 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