British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a new setback on Thursday as British lawmakers rejected a government request to disable parliament next week to allow conservatives to attend their party´s annual congress.
The motion called for the parliament to be suspended for three days but was rejected by 306 deputies against 289 in favor. The House of Commons reconvened on Wednesday in a tense atmosphere following the Supreme Court´s decision to overturn Johnson´s decision to suspend parliament.
The decision could affect the date of the Conservative Party´s annual conference, which was originally scheduled for Sunday to Wednesday in Manchester, northern England.
The House of Commons usually suspends its sessions during the annual conferences of political parties in September. But Johnson had asked for a suspension of the council´s sessions from September 10 to October 14, two weeks before Brexit is due on October 31, under the pretext of preparing a new political agenda.
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Johnson´s request was revoked after his opponents took legal action.
