UK PM Johnson threatens election ahead of Brexit battle in parliament
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(Worthy News) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson implicitly warned lawmakers on Monday that he would seek an election if they tied his hands on Brexit, ruling out ever countenancing a further delay to Britain’s departure from the European Union.
Johnson’s promise to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union on Oct. 31 with or without a divorce deal has propelled the nation toward constitutional crisis and confrontation with the bloc’s 27 other members.
With less than 60 days before a possible no-deal exit, an alliance of opposition lawmakers are plotting with rebels in Johnson’s ruling Conservative Party to block that and force him to delay Brexit for three months. [ Source: Reuters (Read More…) ]
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