Britain is staring at the prospect of a snap general election after it's Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a humiliating defeat in Parliament on Tuesday.
The defeat complicated his Brexit strategy even further.
21 members of his Conservative Party joined the ranks of the opposition in order to force an extension of the Brexit negotiations with the European Union.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that seeking to extend Britain's stay in the EU would give the union the upper-hand in the negotiations.
"Parliament is on the brink of wrecking any deal we might be able to strike in Brussels,” Johnson said.
“Because tomorrow’s bill would hand control of the negotiations to the EU and that would mean more dither, more delay, more confusion,” the Prime Minister warned.
The British leader has insisted that the country would leave the EU by October 31, even without a deal.
His detractors say that a no-deal Brexit would do irreparable damage to the United Kingdom.
The British people voted in 2016 for Britain to leave the EU in a historic referendum.
Johnson said that he would table a bill to pave the way for snap elections but MPs have vowed to shoot it down, keen on having a say on the vexed Brexit issue.