[London 4th Reuters]-British Prime Minister Johnson appealed for the general election on October 15 as Congress aimed at passing a bill to prevent the EU from leaving the EU without agreement.
The parliament is currently deliberating a bill to postpone the withdrawal date to prevent withdrawal without agreement. If passed, Prime Minister Johnson will be required to request the EU to extend the withdrawal date at the end of October by three months.
Prime Minister Johnson, who said there was no possibility of postponing the withdrawal date, called the bill the "Surrender Bill" and called on the opposition and labor party Corbin leaders to aim for a general election on October 15.
The vote for the general election is expected to take place around 1800 GMT on the same day.
In the foreign exchange market, the pound rose 1% against the dollar. For the first time since August 30, it has surpassed the $ 1.22 milestone.
