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