Jeremy Corbyn agrees to prioritise legislation to stop no-deal Brexit
Source: The Guardian
Jeremy Corbyn has backed cross-party plans to delay a vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson and prioritise rebel MPs’ attempts to use legislation to stop a no-deal Brexit.
In a meeting with opposition parties convened by the Labour leader, Corbyn is understood to have opened the discussion by reassuring MPs that Labour would not seek a premature vote of no confidence that might stymie legislative efforts to stop no deal.
The meeting, attended by the Scottish National party’s Ian Blackford, Jo Swinson of the Liberal Democrats, the Green party’s Caroline Lucas and the Independent Group for Change’s Anna Soubry, agreed to focus efforts on passing legislation to stop a no-deal Brexit.
Although Dominic Grieve, Oliver Letwin and Caroline Spelman, all prominent Conservatives opposed to Brexit, were invited to the meeting, no Tory MPs attended.
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If a no-confidence vote occurred, Johnson would likely attempt to shut down Parliament until the Election, forcing a no-deal Brexit.
