国际英语资讯:Spotlight: British PM calls on lawmakers to back Brexit deal
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 19-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="persuasion">persuasion</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>), <span word="voicing">voicing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>" <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> 37 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>, <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="persuade">persuade</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>" <span word="showdown">showdown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tightest">tightest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="margins">margins</span>.</p><p><span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="clinched">clinched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span>-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="agreeing">agreeing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="surfaced">surfaced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Letwin">Letwin</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Letwin">Letwin</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="lengthier">lengthier</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="scrutiny">scrutiny</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="delay">delay</span>.</p><p><span word="Lawmakers">Lawmakers</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 9:30 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="BST">BST</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Letwin">Letwin</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="party">party</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="rejecting">rejecting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>.</p><p><span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 31 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>: "<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="commend">commend</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="House">House</span>."</p>
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