‘There are no circumstances in which I will ask Brussels to delay. We are leaving on 31 October, no ifs or buts.’ Boris Johnson, talking about the possibility of a no-deal Brexit
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that he would ask to hold a snap election on October 14 if rebel Conservative members of parliament sided with Labour MPs on a significant vote being held on Tuesday.
The bill is backed by a cross-party group of lawmakers who are trying to prevent the UK from leaving the EU without an agreement . Johnson said the bill would “chop the legs out” from the country’s Brexit negotiations, theThe current schedule for a general election for the UK is 2022. Johnson needs two-thirds of the UK’s 650 MPs to be able to trigger a snap election before then, according to the Fixed Term Parliaments Act of 2011.
During his speech outside Downing Street No 10, Johnson was interrupted several times by protesters calling out “Stop the coup!” Johnson told the crowd and TV viewers that he was “encouraged by the progress we are making” in talks with Brussels.
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