London (AFP)

British Labor opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Wednesday that he wants to thwart a Brexit without agreement by bringing down Boris Johnson's government and then calling a general election as the head of a temporary executive.

To do this, the boss of the Labor wants to obtain a new postponement of the Brexit, currently set for October 31, he detailed in a letter addressed to the main leaders of the opposition parties in Parliament as well as to conservative rebel deputies. , opposed to a hard Brexit.

"This government has no mandate for an exit without agreement, and the 2016 referendum did not provide a mandate for an exit without agreement," Corbyn writes.

"That's why I intend to table a motion of censure as soon as possible, when we are guaranteed to win," he continues.

Jeremy Corbyn would then seek the confidence of the Parliament as the leader of a "temporary government strictly limited in time, with the aim of convening general elections", after having obtained an extension of Article 50 of the Treaty on the EU governing the exit of the EU.

Labor would campaign for a new referendum on EU membership, which would mention the possibility for the UK to remain a member, according to the Labor leader.

The British Parliament will resume sitting on September 3, after a summer break. A Prime Minister may call parliamentary elections with the support of at least two thirds of the deputies.

Jeremy Corbyn said he hoped to discuss the plan with other opposition parties. "Our priority should be to work together in Parliament to prevent an exit without a deeply damaging agreement being imposed on the country," he insisted.

Boris Johnson, who succeeded Theresa May on July 24, assured that the UK would leave the EU on October 31, whether or not it managed to renegotiate the agreement reached between the former prime minister and Brussels.

"There is a clear choice: either Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister, who will skip the referendum and destroy the economy, or Boris Johnson as prime minister, who will respect the referendum and free up more money for the NHS (public service). health care) and deploy more police on our streets, "said a spokesman for 10 Downing Street.

Ian Blackford of the Scottish National Party SNP supported a no-confidence motion and Liz Saville Roberts of the Welsh party Plaid Cymru said he was open to a unity government, but said the priority should be stop Brexit.

Jo Swinson, leader of the Liberal Democrats, gave Mr Corbyn a colder welcome, saying he was "not the person who can build a majority, even a temporary one, in the House of Commons".

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