• United Kingdom Boris Johnson loses parliamentary majority due to the defection of Deputy Phillip Lee
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  • Direct witness: The street, against Boris Johnson: "Dictators have no place in the United Kingdom"

The British Parliament has decided to block Brexit without an agreement sponsored by the 'premier' Boris Johnson, who lost the parliamentary majority, and anticipated that he will present in the next few hours the call for elections. By 328 votes in favor and 301 votes against, with the escape of several conservative 'rebel' deputies, the House of Commons approved the law promoted by the Labor opposition that limits the Government's capacity and forces an extension of Brexit until January of 2020 if negotiations with Brussels do not prosper.

Just fit the parliamentary defeat, Johnson anticipated the call for early elections. The 'premier' expressed his rejection of the law passed by Parliament "because it will only serve to create more confusion and more delays . " Johnson personally challenged Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn to face him at the polls.

The crucial vote was preceded by the sudden escape of the conservative deputy Phillip Lee to the ranks of the Democratic Liberal Party, thus depriving Johnson of the majority he had secured so far (in alliance with the non-Irish unionists). The 'premier' came to imply on Monday that a parliamentary rejection of the 'no deal' option could open the doors to early elections .

Lee left the 'tories' ship accusing Johnson of "manipulations, intimidation and lies . " "This is not the party I joined 27 years ago," said Lee, who leaves conservatives and unionists with 319 deputies, compared to 320 opposition groups. "This is a party that is leaning dangerously towards nationalism and populism," the parliamentarian concluded at the time of his defection.

Lee slammed the door behind him and at a particularly engaging moment for Johnson, warning that he will not be the last and predicting a cascade of leaks from the moderate wing of the Conservative Party for Johnson's intention to complete Brexit on October 31, "pass it that happens and if necessary without an agreement. "

Protests

Thousands of Britons converged in the meantime in Parliament Square during the debate, with trumpets, fanfare and a huge megaphone, under the slogan "Stop the coup!", Reports Alberto Muñoz . Johnson's decision to suspend the sessions of the House of Commons between September 10 and October 14, to avoid blocking his plans, has caused a wave of protests throughout the country in the last week.

"I have no idea if we will be able to stop the coup d'etat, but what I am clear is that if we do not go out as we have done, we will not have any chance," said Alex Barlow, a 66-year-old pathologist based in London , embedded in the march with the blue flags in favor of the permanence in the EU. From the other side of the street, a very small group where the red of the Leave dominated the protesters: "You are only losers! Bye, bye, let's go!"

Article 50 extension

In a climate of extreme hostility, the House of Commons in the meantime discussed the law to block Brexit without agreement and allow a new extension of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. A score of conservative deputies anticipated their intention to make common cause with the Labor opposition and torpedo Johnson's plans for a Brexit without agreement on October 31.

The 'premier' threatened in advance to expel the 'rebel' deputies from the party and left the doors open to call for early elections, hoping to win a new parliamentary majority to support his plans. Johnson must in any case have the support of two thirds in Parliament for a new call to the polls (the third in four years, without having the 2016 referendum).

In his pre-debate intervention, Johnson stressed the symbolic power of the 80th anniversary of the United Kingdom's participation in World War II, which was celebrated on Tuesday, in contrast to the "Corbyn surrender law", referring to the initiative sponsored by the Labor leader.

Johnson's defense

Johnson won a first and overwhelming boo when he broke a spear "for democracy and the rule of law" and criticized as "undemocratic" the Irish safeguard imposed by the European Union. The 'premier' said that the position of hardness adopted by his Government has served to give "clarity" and make progress in the negotiations, while the law promoted by Labor would leave the United Kingdom in "a legal limbo."

Jeremy Cobyn accused Johnson for his part of being in charge of "a chaotic and cowardly government" and blamed the 'premier' for launching "an attack on democracy" with his initiative to suspend parliamentary sessions for five weeks (authorized the week passed by Queen Elizabeth II)

Hours before the parliamentary session, Johnson received in Downing Street a delegation of the 'rebels', headed by former Treasury Secretary Philip Hammond, who accused the 'premier' of not having made the minimum effort to negotiate with Brussels and have limited to tighten the accelerator of the 'no deal' since its arrival in power at the end of July.

The law passed Tuesday in the House of Commons proposes a three-month extension of Article 50 if there is no agreement with the EU before October 19. The text allows future extensions and strict parliamentary control of the progress of the negotiations.

In his speech on Monday, Johnson released an ultimatum to Parliament and warned that the adoption of that law would be like "cutting off the legs" to the United Kingdom in its negotiation with Brussels. Johnson's strategy, devised by the former director of the Vote Leave Dominic Cummings campaign, has precipitated the outcome expected by analysts since his arrival in power in late July.

Despite his sporadic references to negotiations with the EU, the prime minister is in "electoral mode" since he arrived at Downing Street . His sudden speech on Monday - warning against the threat of Labor Corbyn and promising money for public health, education and the fight against crime - was in fact interpreted as the kick-off of the campaign.

The struggle between Johnson and Parliament meanwhile caused a further drop in the pound to 1.09 against the euro and 1.20 against the dollar. Ranko Berich, an analyst at Monex Europe, predicted that the inevitability of 'no deal' could lead to the pound / euro parity or even a price below the community currency.

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