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Thursday, June 27, 2019 –
7:09am
MPs are preparing to set aside party differences and shut down
the government if Theresa
May’s replacement defies the Commons and tries to take Britain out
of the European Union without a deal.
In a move backed by Dominic Grieve, the former Tory
attorney-general, and Dame Margaret Beckett, the former Labour
foreign secretary, the Commons will vote next week on a plan to
prohibit government spending in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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MPs approve government expenditure twice a year. The amendment
to be voted on next Tuesday, would force a future prime minister to
secure approval from the Commons for a no-deal Brexit or face the
shutdown of large sections of the public sector.
Therefore, points out The Times, if the plan was a success, “it would
deny the government funds to pay for key elements of public
spending including schools, welfare benefits and international aid”
and would therefore “bind the hands” of whoever is elected as Tory
party leader next month.
Boris Johnson, the frontrunner in the race, has claimed the
chances of a no-deal Brexit are a “million-to-one against”, but has
nevertheless pledged to take the UK out of the EU by
31 October whether or not he has managed to strike a new
agreement, reports The Guardian.
He told a hustings: “It is absolutely vital that we prepare for
a no-deal Brexit if we are going to get a deal. But I don’t
think that is where we are going to end up – I think it is a
million-to-one against – but it is vital that we prepare.”
His
rival Jeremy Hunt has called the October date a “fake deadline” and
warned that a general election could be triggered if Parliament
rejects a no-deal Brexit. He said: “I will leave the European
Union without a deal. But I’m not going to do that if there’s a
prospect of a better deal, and if I did it it would be with a heavy
heart because businesses up and down the country would face a lot
of destruction.”
Up to 20 Tory MPs could be ready to block a no-deal, according
to reports. Last moth, ten Conservatives, including former
ministers Kenneth Clarke, Justine Greening, Sir Oliver Letwin and
Dame Caroline Spelman, voted with the majority of Labour MPs to
oppose no deal but the attempt was rejected.
A senior minister has told iNews that at least ten more Tories would now
vote against a no-deal Brexit in the autumn. The new wave of rebels
could include Cabinet ministers such as Philip Hammond, Greg Clark
and David Gauke who are expected to lose their jobs in a Johnson
government.
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