LONDON — Boris Johnson wants to take the U.K. out of the European Union — deal or no deal — on October 31. A large number of U.K. lawmakers stand in his way.
After years of posturing and weeks of positioning, British MPs are preparing to make their move Tuesday. The British prime minister is poised to counter-attack on Wednesday.
This battle is the latest chapter in an ideological standoff that predates the June 2016 referendum as Britain wrestles with itself to define what kind of country it wants to be after breaking with its Continental neighbors. Whereas Johnson's predecessor, Theresa May, was determined to navigate the storm without splitting the Conservative Party, Britain's new prime minister seems hell-bent on pushing to breaking point those who disagree with his belief that the electorate will not forgive the Tories if they fail to deliver Brexit in October.
Here is POLITICO's guide to how events in Westminster could play out in the coming days..
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