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| Jeremy Corbyn: General election will stop Brexit 'crisis' | Jeremy Corbyn: General election will stop Brexit 'crisis' |
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| Jeremy Corbyn will say the UK is facing a Brexit "crisis" later and vow to do "everything necessary" to stop the UK from leaving the EU without a deal. | Jeremy Corbyn will say the UK is facing a Brexit "crisis" later and vow to do "everything necessary" to stop the UK from leaving the EU without a deal. |
| The Labour leader will say the Tory party has "failed our country" and a general election is the "change of direction the country needs". | The Labour leader will say the Tory party has "failed our country" and a general election is the "change of direction the country needs". |
| It comes after a leaked government report warned of food and medicine shortages in a no-deal exit. | It comes after a leaked government report warned of food and medicine shortages in a no-deal exit. |
| Cabinet minister Michael Gove said it outlined a "worst-case scenario". | Cabinet minister Michael Gove said it outlined a "worst-case scenario". |
| Mr Gove, who is responsible for no-deal preparation, said the cross-government study, codenamed Operation Yellowhammer, was old and that Brexit planning had accelerated since Boris Johnson became prime minister. | Mr Gove, who is responsible for no-deal preparation, said the cross-government study, codenamed Operation Yellowhammer, was old and that Brexit planning had accelerated since Boris Johnson became prime minister. |
| A No 10 source told the BBC it was leaked to the Sunday Times by a disgruntled ex-minister in an attempt to influence discussions with EU leaders. | |
| But a former head of the civil service, Lord Kerslake - who described the document as "credible" - said the dossier "lays bare the scale of the risks we are facing". | |
| In a speech later, Mr Corbyn will say the Tories have "lurched to the hard right under Boris Johnson", calling him "Britain's Trump". | In a speech later, Mr Corbyn will say the Tories have "lurched to the hard right under Boris Johnson", calling him "Britain's Trump". |
| "A general election triggered by the Tory Brexit crisis will be a crossroads for our country. It will be a once-in-a-generation chance for a real change of direction, potentially on the scale of 1945 or 1979," he will say. | "A general election triggered by the Tory Brexit crisis will be a crossroads for our country. It will be a once-in-a-generation chance for a real change of direction, potentially on the scale of 1945 or 1979," he will say. |
| "Labour believes the decision on how to resolve the Brexit crisis must go back to the people." | "Labour believes the decision on how to resolve the Brexit crisis must go back to the people." |
| Last week, Mr Corbyn urged leaders of the other opposition parties and Tory rebels to install him as caretaker PM in order to stop a no-deal Brexit. | Last week, Mr Corbyn urged leaders of the other opposition parties and Tory rebels to install him as caretaker PM in order to stop a no-deal Brexit. |
| He said if he won a vote of no-confidence in the government that he would delay Brexit, call a snap election and campaign for another referendum. | He said if he won a vote of no-confidence in the government that he would delay Brexit, call a snap election and campaign for another referendum. |
| Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson branded Mr Corbyn "divisive" before suggesting Tory MP Ken Clarke or former Labour leader Harriet Harman would do a better job. | Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson branded Mr Corbyn "divisive" before suggesting Tory MP Ken Clarke or former Labour leader Harriet Harman would do a better job. |
| Conservative Party chairman James Cleverly said Mr Corbyn offers more "dither and delay". | Conservative Party chairman James Cleverly said Mr Corbyn offers more "dither and delay". |
| "This is a cynical attempt to seize power by a man who would wreck the economy, is soft on crime and won't stand up for Britain. | "This is a cynical attempt to seize power by a man who would wreck the economy, is soft on crime and won't stand up for Britain. |
| "Only Boris Johnson and the Conservatives can provide the leadership Britain needs and deliver Brexit by 31 October, whatever happens," he said. | "Only Boris Johnson and the Conservatives can provide the leadership Britain needs and deliver Brexit by 31 October, whatever happens," he said. |
| Mr Johnson is travelling to France and Germany to meet EU leaders later this week. | Mr Johnson is travelling to France and Germany to meet EU leaders later this week. |
| The prime minister will insist there must be a new Brexit deal when he holds talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron. | The prime minister will insist there must be a new Brexit deal when he holds talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron. |
| The leaked dossier said leaving the EU without a deal could lead to: |