+++ Brexit debate in the live ticker +++: Johnson vows lower house on vote

Dear Readers, The British already call it "Super Saturday". That sounds like a sporting event, but behind it hides a politically explosive issue. At 10.30, the British Parliament convenes for a Saturday meeting (for history fans: the first time since the Falklands War in 1982). During the afternoon, MEPs will then vote on the new Brexit deal that Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently negotiated with the EU. The premier is kicking off with a statement (we broadcast live) and he is under enormous pressure: The Tory leader does not have his own majority in parliament, so he depends on support from the opposition If Johnson succeeds in voting with his deal, he is required by law to apply for a renewal of the Brexit deadline expiring on October 31. He could also vote for his own government by a vote of confidence It will be exciting hours, we will keep you above all wich current developments. 10/19/19 8:11 AM Before the special session, Johnson once again appealed to MPs to vote for his Brexit deal. "In less than two weeks, on the 31st of October, we would already be from the EU," Johnson wrote in a public letter in the newspaper "The Sun" on Saturday. This could end a "painful chapter" in British history. It is a "great deal" for every part of the country. "Great," to which president does this word still remind you? 10/19/19 8:03 AM To get through the deal, at least 320 lower house MPs would vote for Boris Johnson's freshly-agreed Brexit deal on Saturday. Only 320 supporters, the prime minister in the parliament as things stand. Not yet. Let's take a look at the number games: The absolute majority for Johnson is 320 votes in the lower house. Although the chamber has a total of 650 members, neither the seven members of the Irish Sinn Fein nor the parliamentary president and his three deputies vote with. Thus, de facto only 639 votes are to be awarded in the election. Johnson has no own majority in the lower house, his conservative Tories get a maximum of 287 votes together - although the Brexit hardliners, which are organized in the group ERG. Many of them, however, are guided by the Northern Irish party DUP, which rejects the new Brexit agreement. The only ten deputies of the DUP therefore play a key role. Who he has to persuade, read in this overview. Show more Ticker Liveblog Software