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Another crucial week is opening in the United Kingdom. Before his suspension, Parliament is back on Tuesday for a few days. Between rumors, official threats and information on condition of anonymity, nervousness is high a few hours of the return of parliamentarians Westminster. What is certain is that the opposition wants to table a text tomorrow to prevent a Brexit without agreement, and that Boris Johnson has dramatized the issue of this vote. The Prime Minister who made a statement in front of Downing Street at 7pm on September 2nd.
With our special correspondent in London, Anissa el-Jabri
And this statement was at times difficult to hear as protesters against the suspension of Parliament shouted. We could hear them shouting "stop the coup", understanding stopping what is for them a coup d'etat.
Boris Johnson who in fact has issued a last warning to the deputies: to pass a law blocking an exit without agreement is to weaken him, "cut his legs", against the Europeans.
Only the threat of a dry exit, his bet, can bend the 27. In short, nothing new, but a way to take once again the opinion to witness.
As for the conservative rebels, they are under intense pressure from power, a threat of exclusion from the party if they do not vote against the text of the opposition.
According to this text, the government would have until October 19 to reach an agreement. Otherwise, obligation to request a new postponement of Brexit, by 31 January.
" I want an outing on October 31st, " said Boris Johnson again. The Prime Minister says he does not want a general election, but the threat hovers.