• Brexit.The Labor opposition agrees to hold early elections in the United Kingdom

On the fourth attempt, Boris Johnson finally won Parliament's support for the call for early elections. With the majority support of the opposition ( 438 votes to 20 ), the 'premier' managed to set the appointment with the polls for December 12 and promised to postpone until then the approval of his Brexit agreement, with the hope of " change arithmetic "in Westminster and finally culminate the exit of the EU on January 31.

"There is only one way to get us to complete Brexit, in view of this ceaseless parliamentary obstructionism," Johnson warned when asking for support for his proposal, processed this time as an amendment to the Parliamentary Fixed Term Law and in need of the support of a simple majority. "That Jeremy Corbyn, who boycotted the call for elections the previous day alleging" lack of confidence in the prime minister, "suddenly changed his position and said" he is anxiously waiting "for the opportunity to measure himself to Johnson campaigning across the country" and even in the constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip (where the 'premier' would appear as a candidate).

Despite the initial resistance, Boris Johnson has apparently achieved his goal of having a new Parliament before Christmas . The law should complete its processing in the House of Lords this week and may be ratified by Queen Elizabeth early next week, in time for the 25 school days prescribed by law.

Parliament rejected by 315 votes against and 295 in favor an amendment to advance the elections to December 9 , as initially intended by the Labor Party, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Scottish National Party. The opposition also tried to force two amendments to enable the vote of EU citizens and young people aged 16 and 17 who were not admitted for processing.

In full countdown to Tuesday's vote, and despite internal divisions in the Labor Party, Jeremy Corbyn broke the deck and gave indications for the first time to endorse the appointment with the polls. "Now that the extension of the EU exit has been confirmed for three months, our condition of withdrawing from the table the option of non-agreement has finally been fulfilled," said the Labor leader.

"We will launch the most radical campaign for real change this country has ever seen , " Corbyn told his cabinet "in the shade." "We are facing an opportunity in life to end the tremendous mess created by the 'tories' and return hope to millions of Britons."

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