国际英语资讯:Spotlight: British lawmakers say yes to Dec. 12 general election
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 29-- <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 12, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 100 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 46 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>, <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1923.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pave">pave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="of">of</span> 438 <span word="to">to</span> 20 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="backing">backing</span> <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="s">s</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="MAJOR">MAJOR</span> <span word="VICTORY">VICTORY</span> <span word="FOR">FOR</span> <span word="PM">PM</span></p><p><span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 12 <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 9.</p><p><span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="by">by</span> 295 <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="against">against</span> 315, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="defeats">defeats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lords">Lords</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Assent">Assent</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span>.</p><p><span word="Opposition">Opposition</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="to">to</span> 3.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="lowering">lowering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="from">from</span> 18 <span word="to">to</span> 16 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p><span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span> <span word="Lindsay">Lindsay</span> <span word="Hoyle">Hoyle</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span>.</p>
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