With 78 Days to Brexit, British Parliament Ready to Take on PM

With 78 Days to Brexit, British Parliament Ready to Take on PM
The House of Lords chamber sits in session at the Houses of Parliament in London on Oct. 31, 2017. Dan Kitwood/AFP/Getty Images
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LONDON—The British parliament is set for a September showdown between Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “do or die” pro-Brexit government and those implacably opposed to leaving the European Union without a divorce deal.

Johnson says Britain will leave the EU with or without a deal on Oct. 31 and is refusing to negotiate with Brussels until it agrees to change the Withdrawal Agreement, the deal it negotiated with his predecessor Theresa May. Brussels says it won’t renegotiate.