Shortly before the return of the British Parliament from the summer holidays, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has canceled a scheduled meeting today with opponents of his Brexit course from within his own ranks.
The signs in London are thus clearly set for a storm: when the parliament meets again tomorrow for the first time, an unprecedented confrontation is expected. If necessary, Johnson wants to lead his country out of the EU without an agreement on October 31, the opposition and some rebels and rebels from the government faction want to prevent this at all costs.
„Attack on Democracy“
The opponents of a „no deal“ Brexit want to pass a law that forces Johnson to postpone the EU exit date again, should no deal be made. But there is little time for that, because the Prime Minister wants to send the lower house already in a compulsory break next week.
MEPs are not expected to return until 14 October. The move is highly controversial, even in Johnson’s own ranks. It is an attack on democracy to defeat Parliament in times of national crisis, critics argue.
Labor: No government is above the law
Even if the opposition in the short time before the compulsory break can whip up such a law: It seems unclear whether the government will stick to it. One would have to wait and see what exactly is in it, said State Secretary Michael Gove, a trusted Johnson, yesterday. He triggered new outrage. The Brexit expert of the opposition Labor Party, Keir Starmer, was appalled. „No government is above the law,“ he wrote on Twitter.
