Fate of Brexit hangs in the balance as parliament prepares for an explosive showdown with PM Boris Johnson that could end in a snap election
In a stunt organised by the Avaaz campaign group a man dressed to resemble Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an Eton uniform pushes the plunger on a"No-Deal Bomb" outside the Houses of Parliament in central London on September 3, 2019.
His decision to suspend parliament for over a month starting next week so that MPs do not try to hinder his progress has stirred outrage and is being challenged in three separate courts. They will then hope to get a chance to vote on Wednesday on a bill forcing Johnson to seek a Brexit extension until January 31 if no new deal emerges at an October 17-18 EU summit.
Johnson has said the chances of striking a deal have grown since the G7 summit last month but his opponents say there are no negotiations with Brussels and the most likely scenario is a no-deal Brexit.Opinion polls suggest that Johnson's decisive approach to Brexit is popular with voters — and that an election could help him increase his wafer-thin majority in parliament."I don't want an election. You don't want an election," he said.
Farage's new political vehicle won the May European elections in Britain and is still enjoying mass support."No deal is the best deal," he said.The government has said that if it loses a vote on delaying Brexit later on Tuesday it will put forward another vote on Wednesday to hold an early election on October 14.
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