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SNP hints at backing short-term Corbyn government | SNP hints at backing short-term Corbyn government |
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The SNP has given its most explicit suggestion yet that it could back a time-limited government led by Jeremy Corbyn to prevent a no-deal Brexit. | |
Party leader Nicola Sturgeon said she "agreed" installing the Labour leader or "someone else" after a vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson was the only" failsafe" option. | |
She added that leaving the EU without a deal was a "terrible" idea. | She added that leaving the EU without a deal was a "terrible" idea. |
Mr Johnson has said Brexit will happen on 31 October. | Mr Johnson has said Brexit will happen on 31 October. |
The prime minister is promising this, with or without a fresh withdrawal agreement with Brussels. | The prime minister is promising this, with or without a fresh withdrawal agreement with Brussels. |
Ms Sturgeon tweeted that she "agreed" with a suggestion made by journalist Sonia Sodha that the "only failsafe way is ensuring we get an extension [to Article 50, which would delay Brexit] if there's no deal is for opposition parties to pass a vote of no confidence and install Corbyn or someone else as PM". | |
Ms Sturgeon added: "Nothing is risk free but leaving Johnson in post to force through no-deal - or even a bad deal - seems like a terrible idea to me." | |
The SNP's Westminster leader, Ian Blackford, told the BBC: "We need to remove Boris Johnson from office. We need to take the keys of Number 10 away from him. | |
"The key issue here is extending Article 50 and having an election. Whether it's Jeremy Corbyn or someone else - we need a candidate who can deliver on that mandate of extending Article 50 and calling an immediate election." | |
Asked specifically if that meant the SNP could support Corbyn-led government he said: "We will put in Number 10 whoever can deliver an extension to Article 50 and an immediate election. | |
"This isn't about a government of national unity… it's a mechanism to extend Article 50 and deliver an election." |