UK lawmakers back plan to hinder a no-deal Brexit push

British lawmakers approved the first of several measures that could make it more difficult for the next prime minister to force through a no-deal Brexit by suspending parliament, although the moves stopped short of an outright block.

Lawmakers voted 294 to 293 on Tuesday in favor of a change to legislation passing through parliament which would require the government to make fortnightly reports on progress towards re-establishing Northern Ireland's collapsed executive.

This could complicate any attempt to suspend parliament later in the year as a way to prevent lawmakers from trying to block a no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31. Further votes on supplementary measures were expected later on Tuesday, although none will explicitly prevent the suspension of parliament.