LABOUR has announced a plot to block Tory leadership hopeful Dominic Raab to shut down Parliament to force a no deal Brexit through should be scoop Theresa May’s coveted Prime Minister role
Labour will mount a bid to seize control of the Commons agenda to prevent the next Tory prime minister forcing through a no-deal Brexit.
The cross-party bid, tabled by Jeremy Corbyn, would see opposition MPs hijack the parliamentary timetable on 25 June, allowing them to introduce legislation to prevent the UK leaving with a clean break from the EU without a deal.
It comes amid mounting fears a new Tory leader could try to force through a no-deal Brexit on 31 October, with several contenders vowing to leave on that date, with or without a deal.
Dominic Raab, the ex-Brexit secretary, provoked outrage when he mooted suspending parliament to prevent MPs from blocking Brexit, and Esther McVey, the former work and pensions secretary, has not ruled it out.
MPs will vote on the binding motion on Wednesday, which has also been backed by Tory grandee Sir Oliver Letwin, who led a successful attempt to hijack the Commons agenda in March for a series of votes on different Brexit options.
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