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LONDON, Sept. 3-- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tuesday night he would be calling a general election if MPs vote for a no-deal Brexit on Wednesday. His dramatic statement came after MPs voted by 328 to 321 to put forward an emergency bill Wednesday to block Johnson from taking Britain out of the European Union (EU) on Oct. 31 without a deal. Johnson said if MPs vote for the no deal bill, the only way forward would be for the people to decide. He said: "Let there be no doubt Parliament is on the brink of wrecking any deal with Brussels." An election could take place on Oct. 14, but no potential date has yet been agreed. Addressing a packed House of Commons, Johnson said he does not want an election but if MPs vote for the no-deal bill on Wednesday the public will have to choose who goes to Brussels on Oct. 17. "If Jeremy Corbyn (the Labour leader) goes to Brussels, he will do what the EU wants," he said, adding that if he goes, he will get a deal from the EU. Rebel Conservative MPs had been warned ahead of the vote they would be kicked out of the party if they voted against the government. But it was confirmed by Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom that the rebels would be given a second chance to vote with the government during the Wednesday debate. It they are suspended from the party, it would prevent them from standing as Conservatives in the general election. | 
