• United Kingdom: Corbyn asks to be prime minister to avoid Brexit without agreement
  • Communiqué: Rebel conservatives warn Boris Johnson: "Brexit without agreement would be a betrayal"

The rebel conservatives and Scottish independents have confirmed on Thursday their willingness to start talks with Jeremy Corbyn for the motion of censure that the opposition plans to raise in the first days of September. Although neither group has wanted to confirm its support for the Labor leader , and with three weeks ahead until the House of Commons returns, the plan to stop the exit without agreement has already been put in place.

Corbyn sent a letter this morning to the rest of the opposition leaders, as well as to the Tory sector contrary to the 'no deal', urging them to support the cessation of the Government and its temporary investiture as a new prime minister. "Once we have carried out the motion of censure, I, as leader of the opposition, will try to seek the confidence of the rest of the House for a limited time mandate and with the purpose of calling general elections and making sure that we ask for the necessary extension of article 50 ", he states in the text, which was also published on his Twitter account. "In those elections, the Labor Party would commit to a referendum to decide on what terms the European Union should leave, including an option to stay."

The rebel conservatives have announced a few hours later that they accept his invitation to discuss the best way to stop the 'no deal' raised by Boris Johnson, but they have not wanted to commit to supporting him as a new prime minister. "We agree that our common priority is to work in Parliament to stop Brexit without agreement, so we appreciate your invitation to discuss the different ways to achieve it," replied four Tories deputies.

Support of the Scottish nationalism

For his part, Nicola Sturgeon , the leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP), said that his 35 deputies were open to proposals without closing any door to anyone. "We will work with anyone and explore any option to stop Brexit, " said the Scottish chief minister at the BBC, but also said that the Labor leader should make clear what his position was about the exit from the European Union.

Corbyn decided to give him a nod before ensuring that, although he does not believe "it is a good idea" to hold an independence referendum again in Scotland, he did not believe that the British Parliament should block that possibility. Before that, Sturgeon responded on Twitter: "I am not Jeremy Corbyn's biggest fan but in this he is right. It is legitimate to oppose independence and the referendum, but it is not legitimate for Westminster to block a democratic mandate and a majority vote in Parliament Scottish".

Despite these two good news for Corbyn, who did not expect immediate support from the rest of the forces , the opposition leader has met with the frontal rejection of the Liberal Democrats, who do not believe he can reach a consensus within the Chamber where they have 14 representatives. "We will need an emergency government to solve Brexit, but if Jeremy Corbyn really wants him to succeed even he has to be able to see that he cannot lead it. There is no possible way he can unite conservative rebels and independent deputies to stop Boris Johnson is not even sure that he can get all the Labor votes, "criticized Jo Swinson , the new leader of the European party.

The problem posed by the figure of Corbyn, far from being a consensus candidate, is that Parliament will barely have 14 days to form a new government once it succeeds, if it does, the motion of censure. If the opposition forces fail to reach an agreement then a new general election would be called that Johnson says he wants to delay beyond October 31.

"This is not about personalism, it is about having a plan that really works. What we need is an emergency government leader who is a veteran deputy and who is also respected by both sides of the House. Someone like Ken Clarke or Harriet Harman , the man and woman who have been with her the most. They have a lot of experience and, unlike Corbyn, or even unlike me, they are not looking to lead a long-term government, "Swinson said.

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