British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's move to suspend Parliament and come good on his promise to avoid any more delays to Brexit has set the clock running for his opponents to thwart him. The question is whether they can do it in time.
In another dramatic turn of events in the U.K.'s three-year quest to leave the European Union, Johnson was granted permission by the queen to "prorogue" the House of Commons, shutting down the debating chamber on Sept. 12 ostensibly so he can come back with a new legislative program a month later.
That effectively gives parliamentarians two weeks to come up with a way to pass a law to stop Britain from leaving the EU on Oct. 31, the current Brexit day, without a deal.