Britain’s Johnson Loses Second Attempt at Calling Early General Election to Break Brexit Deadlock

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks ahead of the vote on whether to hold an early election, in Parliament in London, Britain, on Sept. 9, 2019. Parliament TV/REUTERS

LONDON—Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he would not request an extension to Brexit, hours after a law came into force demanding that he delay Britain’s departure from the European Union until 2020 unless he can strike a divorce deal.

For the second time in a week, lawmakers rejected Johnson’s request to try and break the deadlock through an early national election. Parliament is now due to be suspended until Oct. 14.