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Brexit: Boris Johnson faces showdown in Parliament Brexit: Boris Johnson faces showdown in Parliament
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Boris Johnson faces a showdown in Parliament later after No 10 officials warned he would call for a snap general election on 14 October if MPs succeed in seizing control of Commons business. The PM faces a showdown in Parliament later after No 10 officials warned he would call an election on 14 October if MPs support a bill to stop no deal.
Rebel Tories and Labour MPs are planning a bill to stop the UK leaving the EU on 31 October without a deal. Ex-chancellor and Tory rebel Philip Hammond said he thought there was enough support for the bill to pass.
Mr Johnson said he did not want an election, but progress with the EU would be "impossible" if the MPs win. He said the PM was making "no progress" on getting a Brexit deal, saying there were "no substantive negotiations".
Jeremy Corbyn said the Labour Party was ready for a general election. Boris Johnson said he did not want an election, but progress with the EU would be "impossible" if the MPs win.
Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn said the Labour Party was ready for a general election.
But shadow Northern Ireland secretary Tony Lloyd later said Labour would vote against any government plans to hold a general election before the UK is due to leave the EU on 31 October.But shadow Northern Ireland secretary Tony Lloyd later said Labour would vote against any government plans to hold a general election before the UK is due to leave the EU on 31 October.
He said Labour "will not have Boris Johnson dictate the terms of an election that crashes this country out with no deal".He said Labour "will not have Boris Johnson dictate the terms of an election that crashes this country out with no deal".
Under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, Mr Johnson would require the backing of two-thirds of the UK's 650 MPs to trigger a poll in the autumn.
A number of MPs have come together across party political lines in a fresh bid to stop a no-deal Brexit, after Mr Johnson vowed to leave the EU with or without a deal on 31 October.A number of MPs have come together across party political lines in a fresh bid to stop a no-deal Brexit, after Mr Johnson vowed to leave the EU with or without a deal on 31 October.
When Parliament returns on Tuesday after recess, they are expected to put forward legislation under Standing Order 24 - a rule that allows urgent debates to be heard. When Parliament returns on Tuesday afternoon after recess, they are expected to put forward legislation under Standing Order 24 - a rule that allows urgent debates to be heard.
The bill would force the prime minister to ask for Brexit to be delayed until 31 January, unless MPs had approved a new deal, or voted in favour of a no-deal exit, by 19 October.The bill would force the prime minister to ask for Brexit to be delayed until 31 January, unless MPs had approved a new deal, or voted in favour of a no-deal exit, by 19 October.
Mr Hammond told BBC Radio 4's Today that he believed "there will be enough people for us to get this over the line today" and called it "rank hypocrisy" for Downing Street to have threatened rebel MPs with expulsion from the party and deselection.
The former chancellor, who was reselected by his local Conservative Party Association on Monday to stand as its candidate in the next election, said he did not believe Number 10 had the power to deselect him.
"There will be the fight of a lifetime if they do," he said.
"This is my party. I have been a member of my party for 45 years, I am going to defend my party against incomers, entryists who are trying to turn it from a broad church into a narrow faction."
Mr Hammond said he will not support a motion to dissolve Parliament for a general election until the bill to stop no deal has been passed.
In a televised announcement on Monday, Mr Johnson insisted he could achieve changes to the UK's current Brexit deal at an EU summit on 17 October.In a televised announcement on Monday, Mr Johnson insisted he could achieve changes to the UK's current Brexit deal at an EU summit on 17 October.
But he said that if MPs voted to block the option of a no-deal Brexit they would "plainly chop the legs out from under the UK position" when he is negotiating.But he said that if MPs voted to block the option of a no-deal Brexit they would "plainly chop the legs out from under the UK position" when he is negotiating.
What does the no-deal bill say?What does the no-deal bill say?
The legislation to be put forward on Tuesday seeks to tie Boris Johnson's hands, and instructs him to ask the EU for an extension of the Brexit process until 31 January 2020.The legislation to be put forward on Tuesday seeks to tie Boris Johnson's hands, and instructs him to ask the EU for an extension of the Brexit process until 31 January 2020.
A lot of attention will be on the clause which says that if the European Council proposes an extension to a different date, then the prime minister must accept it within two days, unless that extension has been rejected by the House of Commons.A lot of attention will be on the clause which says that if the European Council proposes an extension to a different date, then the prime minister must accept it within two days, unless that extension has been rejected by the House of Commons.
In other words, the power to decide will lie with members of Parliament not with the government.In other words, the power to decide will lie with members of Parliament not with the government.
For a PM who has promised to leave on 31 October come what may, it would seem to be impossible to accept.For a PM who has promised to leave on 31 October come what may, it would seem to be impossible to accept.
Hence all the talk of an early election. We will know for sure before the end of this week.Hence all the talk of an early election. We will know for sure before the end of this week.
Tory rebels have been warned they face expulsion from the party and deselection if they support the cross-party legislation. 'Crucial crossroads'
But one Conservative MP, Justine Greening, has announced she will not be standing as a Conservative candidate at the next election. Conservative MP Justine Greening, who is also planning to vote in favour of the cross-party legislation, has said she will not stand as a Conservative candidate at the next election.
The MP for Putney told BBC Radio 4's Today programme she wanted to "focus on making a difference on the ground on social mobility" and could do that "better" from outside Parliament.The MP for Putney told BBC Radio 4's Today programme she wanted to "focus on making a difference on the ground on social mobility" and could do that "better" from outside Parliament.
She added: "We have seen Parliament gridlocked on Brexit. I will continue to represent my community that heavily voted to Remain on Brexit, and I have no doubt that the person following me as MP for Putney will also represent our community on Brexit." Ms Greening, whose constituency voted to Remain, accused Mr Johnson of offering voters a "messy" general election that forces them to choose between "no deal or Jeremy Corbyn".
Ms Greening accused Mr Johnson of offering voters a "messy" general election that forces them to choose between "No Deal or Jeremy Corbyn". But Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told Today that he did not want Tory rebels to feel pushed out of the party, adding: "We do need to focus our minds on the reality of this crucial crossroads week for the country - we want to get out of this Brexit rut we've been in for three years."
Former justice secretary David Gauke told BBC Two's Newsnight programme that Parliament needed "some control" over the Brexit process. He urged MPs to vote against the bill and said: "We want a deal, we don't want an election."
Asked if Tory MPs would risk deselection over their position on Brexit, he said: "All of us believe that it is vitally important that Parliament has a say and that we cannot leave the European Union on October 31 without a deal unless Parliament consents to it."
He said the rebel MPs had devised a "watertight" mechanism to help stop the UK crashing out of the EU, but he thought Tuesday's vote would be "tight".
Mr Johnson was threatening a snap election because "he probably expects to lose" the Commons vote, said Mr Gauke.
Labour 'ready'Labour 'ready'
Mr Corbyn vowed to "take the fight to the Tories" in a general election and insisted the Labour Party was ready.Mr Corbyn vowed to "take the fight to the Tories" in a general election and insisted the Labour Party was ready.
The Labour leader told a rally in Salford: "I will be delighted when the election comes. I'm ready for it, you're ready for it, we're ready for it."The Labour leader told a rally in Salford: "I will be delighted when the election comes. I'm ready for it, you're ready for it, we're ready for it."
But his shadow cabinet colleague Tony Lloyd told Newsnight that Labour would not "fall for Boris Johnson's trick" by agreeing to a general election before 31 October.But his shadow cabinet colleague Tony Lloyd told Newsnight that Labour would not "fall for Boris Johnson's trick" by agreeing to a general election before 31 October.
"We are not daft enough to see a tactic dictated by PM Johnson which is designed to land us with a no-deal Brexit and to fall for that," he said."We are not daft enough to see a tactic dictated by PM Johnson which is designed to land us with a no-deal Brexit and to fall for that," he said.
He said the focus at the moment was on "building all-party consensus to stop a no-deal Brexit".He said the focus at the moment was on "building all-party consensus to stop a no-deal Brexit".
Also speaking on Newsnight, Labour backbencher Mary Creagh said her understanding from speaking to senior members of the Labour Party was that the party would not support a vote for a general election that takes place before 31 October.Also speaking on Newsnight, Labour backbencher Mary Creagh said her understanding from speaking to senior members of the Labour Party was that the party would not support a vote for a general election that takes place before 31 October.
Under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, Mr Johnson would require the backing of two-thirds of the UK's 650 MPs to trigger a poll in the autumn.
Meanwhile, in Edinburgh, a judge is due to hear arguments over the prime minister's plan to shut down the UK parliament.Meanwhile, in Edinburgh, a judge is due to hear arguments over the prime minister's plan to shut down the UK parliament.
The prime minister wants to suspend Parliament for five weeks ahead of a Queen's Speech on 14 October.The prime minister wants to suspend Parliament for five weeks ahead of a Queen's Speech on 14 October.
A cross-party group of parliamentarians wants a ruling at the Court of Session that Mr Johnson is acting illegally.A cross-party group of parliamentarians wants a ruling at the Court of Session that Mr Johnson is acting illegally.
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