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Boris Johnson to make statement outside Number 10 at 6pm
Boris Johnson is going to make a statement outside Number 10 at 6pm, it has been announced.
Rudd urges Johnson not to deselect Tory rebels opposing no-deal Brexit
I assume weâre expecting a general election in October?
EDIT; Nope, according to Skyâs Beth Rigby , Boris Johnson wonât be announcing a general election tonight in his statement at 6pm.
wtf?
Maybe with any luck heâll commit seppuku.
Something something heâs been backed Into a corner and now a No deal is high.
There is absolutely no evidence that BJ is trying to get a deal, none zilch, zero. From All Sources. SKY NEWS
If we crash out without a deal it will be the fault of the MPs who vote against it.
Boris Johnsonâs statement
Boris Johnson says when he became PM he said he would not wait before making changes.
That is why he has made a series of policy announcements, he says.
It is to push forward these measures that he needs a Queenâs Speech.
He says he has been encouraged by the progress being made towards a Brexit deal.
He says there are three reasons why it has become more likely.
The EU can see the UK wants a deal, he says.
It can see the UK has a vision for Brexit.
And it can see the UK is preparing for no-deal.
He says MPs will chop the legs off his negotiating position if they vote tomorrow to rule out no-deal.
He says there are no circumstances in which he will delay Brexit.
Armed with this conviction, he believes he will get a deal at the EU summit in October, he says.
He says negotiators should be allowed to get on with their work - without an election.
I donât want an election and you donât want one either, he says.
And thatâs it.
Sir Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, has put out this statement about the Benn bill.
This bill will stop Boris Johnson forcing through a reckless and damaging no-deal Brexit on 31 October.
This week could be parliamentâs last chance to stop a no-deal Brexit. MPs must act in the national interest and support this bill.
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If MPs vote for the bill to prevent no deal, not only is he telling them theyâll be responsible for no deal if the EU make no concessions, but also that he will call a general election in mid October and theyâll lose their seats.
Full text of Johnsonâs statement
Here is the full text of Boris Johnsonâs statement.
Five weeks ago I spoke to you from these steps and said that this government was not going to hang around and that we would not wait until brexit day - October 31 - to deliver on the priorities of the British people.
And so I am proud to say that on Wednesday Chancellor Sajid Javid is going to set out the most ambitious spending round for more than a decade.
I said I wanted to make your streets safer - and that is why we are recruiting another 20,000 police officers.
I said I wanted to improve your hospital and reduce the waiting times at your GP.
And so we are doing 20 new hospital upgrades in addition to the extra ÂŁ34 billion going into the NHS.
And I said I wanted every child in this country to have a superb education and thatâs why I announced last week that we are levelling up funding across the country and spending much more next year in both primary and secondary schools.
And it is to push forward this agenda on these and many other fronts that we need a Queenâs speech in October.
While leaving due time to debate Brexit and other matters.
And as we come to that Brexit deadline I am encouraged by the progress we are making.
In the last few weeks the chances of a deal have been rising, I believe, for three reasons. They can see that we want a deal.
They can see that we have a clear vision for our future relationship with the EU - something that has perhaps not always been the case.
And they can see that we are utterly determined to strengthen our position by getting ready to come out regardless, come what may.
But if there is one thing that can hold us back in these talks it is the sense in Brussels that MPs may find some way to cancel the referendum.
Or that tomorrow MPs will vote - with Jeremy Corbyn - for yet another pointless delay. I donât think they will. I hope that they wonât.
But if they do they will plainly chop the legs out from under the UK position and make any further negotiation absolutely impossible
And so I say, to show our friends in Brussels that we are united in our purpose, MPs should vote with the government against Corbynâs pointless delay.
I want everybody to know â there are no circumstances in which I will ask Brussels to delay. We are leaving on 31 October, no ifs or buts.
We will not accept any attempt to go back on our promises or scrub that referendum.
Armed and fortified with that conviction I believe we will get a deal at that crucial summit in October
A deal that parliament will certainly be able to scrutinise.
And in the meantime let our negotiators get on with their work Without that sword of Damocles over their necks .
And without an election, which I donât want and you donât want.
Let us get on with the peopleâs agenda - fighting crime, improving the NHS, boosting schools, cutting the cost of living, and unlocking talent and opportunity across the entire United Kingdom.
With infrastructure education and technology It is a massive agenda. Letâs come together and get it done - and letâs get Brexit done by October 31.
This is him confirming they will ignore parliament, yes?
Johnson plans 14 October general election, according to government source
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The prime minister will ask MPs to back a general election for 14 October should a cross-party rebel alliance vote to take control of parliament tomorrow, according to a government source.
Boris Johnson is set to treat a vote by opposition MPs to take control of the legislative agenda as an effective confidence vote.
A government motion is set to be tabled by the government for a snap general election if rebels are successful in passing a motion to take control of the order paper.
There would then be a vote on Wednesday on a new general election under the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act, which requires a two-thirds majority.
Yes⌠He just announced it.