New Blow to Johnson’s Brexit Plan as Vote on Deal Blocked

British MP Boris Johnson at a press conference following the results of the EU referendum at Westminster Tower in London, England, on June 24, 2016. Stefan Rousseau/Getty Images

LONDON—Britain faced another week of political gridlock after Prime Minister Boris Johnson was denied a chance Oct. 21 to hold a vote by lawmakers on his Brexit divorce bill.

With just 10 days before Britain’s scheduled departure date, Johnson’s government had sought a “straight up-and-down vote” on the agreement he struck last week with the 27 other EU nations laying out the terms of Britain’s exit.