A majority of 41 approved an amendment that blocks suspension between 9 October and 18 December unless a Northern Ireland executive is formed. Seventeen Conservatives rebelled against the whip, including minister Margot James who has resigned. Tory leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson has not ruled out proroguing Parliament. BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said the Commons had now made it harder for a new prime minister to suspend Parliament. Mr Johnson's rival Jeremy Hunt has ruled out suspending Parliament. If the 31 October deadline is reached without Parliament backing an agreement between the UK government ... (full story)