LondonCNN)Xpponents of ao-deal Brexitust got royally outflanked.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson'sheeze of getting the Queen to order aive-week suspension of Parliamenteans his critics have much less time than they thought to prevent the UK leaving the European Union without a deal on October 31.
Downing Street, however, believes it has taken a decisive step towards achieving Johnson's stated aim of taking Britain out of the EU by the end of October.
Before today, the preferred option of lawmakers who oppose a no-deal Brexit was to pass a law requiring the government to seek an extension to the Brexit deadline and hold a second referendum, should negotiations with the EU fail to result in a deal.
Those legal moves