• Follows EC October 2019 statement on recommendation to the Council.

UK PM Deal Defeat

• UKP voted to amend UK GVT's motion on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal to withhold parliamentary consent until the withdrawal legislation had completed its passage.
• Amendment was designed to close a loophole in the Benn Act, which could have resulted in a no deal if MPs backed PM's deal but then failed to pass the law in time.
• The defeat meant the PM was legally required to send extension request to the EU.

Extension Request

• Boris Johnson subsequently sent an unsigned letter to the EU Council in form required.
• But an accompanying signed letter made clear his belief that any delay was a mistake.
• EU Council President Donald Tusk tweeted that he had received the extension request.
• Would now consult other European Union leaders on the appropriate response to it.
• Was reported that PM rang EU leaders to say that the letter was Parliament's not his.

Meaningful Vote

• UK GVT said government will press on with efforts to pass the revised Brexit deal agreed with EU leaders last week into law; PM is confident of doing so by 31 October.
• Nevertheless, Labour says it will seek to amend the bill in order to to add additional measures/protections on issues like workers' rights and environmental protections.
• Jacob Rees-Mogg, leader of the House of Commons, said the government planed to hold meaningful vote on Oct. 21, 2019, although Speaker John Bercow must approve.