LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson took a fresh blow on Saturday after Labor Secretary Amber Rudd resigned, protesting his handling of Britain's Brexit crisis.
Rudd said in a statement that she could not remain at a time when she dismissed what she called "good, loyal and moderate conservatives," referring to the prime minister's decision to sack 21 deputies who rebelled against the Conservative Party and voted in favor of a bill deferring the Brexit plan, which she rejected. The majority of the party members in the House of Commons session last Tuesday.
LONDON (Reuters) - Opposition Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbin said on Saturday lawmakers were preparing for judicial action if the prime minister abstains from enacting legislation that would force him to postpone Britain's exit from the European Union.
The House of Lords on Friday approved an opposition bill requiring Johnson to ask the European Union to postpone the country's exit from the bloc to prevent an exit on October 31.
Queen Elizabeth II is expected to ratify the bill on Monday to take effect.
Johnson was one of the leaders of the EU exit campaign during the referendum in 2016.
He says he wants Britain out of the EU on October 31, whether or not an agreement is reached.