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Report: Opposition rejects UK PM's proposal for snap elections

The U.K.'s opposition rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson's call for snap general elections on Oct. 15, with only 293 MPs voting in favor as opposed to the 434 of the 650 votes needed for the approval, the Financial Times reported.

Johnson's second bid for snap elections was blocked early Sept. 10, ahead of Parliament's temporary suspension, delaying the possibility of an election by five weeks, the FT said.

The prime minister, however, vowed to get a modified Brexit deal on Oct. 17-18 at the EU Summit. He reportedly added he will insist on a no-deal Brexit if all other attempts failed for "national interest", the FT added.

The U.K. House of Lords had recently approved on final reading legislation aimed at preventing a no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31, clearing the way for the bill to become law.

The Labour Party's leader Jeremy Corbyn reportedly said he would not support an election if it would lead to the U.K. leaving the EU under Johnson without a deal, and would wait for another Brexit delay, the newspaper said.