British PM Boris Johnson insists he will not request a delay to Brexit beyond October 31
Prime Minister Boris Johnson statement came after British lawmakers voted by 311 to 302 for a motion demanding the government publish all documents relating to Operation Yellowhammer, the effort to prepare for a"no deal" Brexit.
Responding to his statement, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said his party would not vote for an election until the possibility of a no-deal Brexit at the end of October has been taken off the table. The House of Commons vote came after a stormy week in which lawmakers passed a law undermining Johnson's threat to leave the European Union on October 31 without having first agreed a deal with Brussels.
In Monday's vote, MPs also asked the government to publish communications, including WhatsApp messages and private emails, from certain advisers relating to Johnson's decision to suspend parliament for five weeks.The premier says the so-called prorogation is a routine move to allow his premiership, which only began in July, to start afresh with a new legislative programme.
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