In a motion put forward by oppositions and Conservative rebels to take control of parliamentary schedules, the UK government was defeated by 328 to 301 votes. On Wednesday, those lawmakers will proceed to pass a law to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek another Brexit delay, from October 31 to January 31, to stop no-deal Brexit.

After the vote, Johnson warned, “I don’t want an election, but if MPs vote tomorrow to stop negotiations and compel another pointless delay to Brexit, potentially for years, then that would be the only way to resolve this.” He reiterated ” if I am Prime Minister, I will go to Brussels, I will go for a deal and get a deal but if they won’t do a deal we will leave anyway on 31 October.”

It’s reported that all 21 Conservative rebels could face expulsion from the party as a result of the vote. The group include Nicholas Soames, the grandson of Britain’s World War Two leader Winston Churchill, and two former finance ministers – Philip Hammond and Kenneth Clarke.

Separately, Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe insisted that “a very significant political rationale” is needed for any further Brexit delay. He told national broadcaster RTE, “the European Council and the European Commission have said that were another extension to be looked for, there would have to be a very significant political rationale for it and it is yet to be seen what that rationale would be.”

Brexit Party Nigel Farage criticized that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not opting for no-deal Brexit, but just reheating the old Withdrawal Agreement.

He said, “of course if Boris Johnson says we’re leaving, we’re going to have a clean break… then we, the Brexit Party, would put country before party and tell Mr Johnson that we want to help you in any way we can.”

“But I’m afraid that’s not what the prime minister wants to do and that was made very clear by his statement outside Downing Street last night. He is intent on reheating Mrs May’s Withdrawal Agreement.”

Former UK Chancellor of Exchequer Philip Hammond said there should be enough rebel Conservative and opposition MPs to block no-deal Brexit in the vote today. The told BBC Radio that “I think we will have the numbers. I think there will be enough people to get this over the line.” “Many colleagues have been incensed by some of the actions over the last week or so,” he said. “I think there’s a group of Conservatives who feel very strongly that now is a time where we have to put the national interest ahead of any threats to us personally or to our careers.”

Labour’s top legal policy chief Shami Chakrabarti also said “we’ve got to get a locked-in guarantee that Britain would not crash out of the EU in an election campaign period.” “We’ve also got to try as best as possible to ensure that it wouldn’t be possible for the sitting squatting prime minister in this period to set a general election and then change the date. The priority this morning is preventing this no-deal crash out.”

A group of UK lawmakers are expected to put forward a vote on Tuesday to seize control of the parliamentary business. The target was to pass legislation to force a three month delay to October 31 Brexit date. If such case is pushed through, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected seek a vote to hold a general election the next day, on October 14.

Without giving any details on his plan, Johnson said outside his office that “I want everybody to know there are no circumstances in which I will ask Brussels to delay: we are leaving on 31st October, no ifs or buts.” And, “we will not accept any attempt to go back on our promises,” he added. “I don’t want an election. You don’t want an election. Let’s get on with the people’s agenda.”

Separately, Brexit Minister Stephen Barclay said in an interview yesterday that EU should be open to “creative and flexible” solutions to the Irish border backstop. He also reiterated that “we will leave the EU on October 31, whether with or without a deal.”