• Interview.Boris Johnson denies that his "war metaphors" incite violence

The Conservative Party has closed ranks with Brexit at all costs sponsored by Premier Boris Johnson, who a challenging tone reiterated to the BBC his determination to leave the EU on October 31 without an agreement. The premier, however, faces from Monday a possible motion of censure, sponsored by opposition forces, and taking advantage of the absence of dozens of 'tories' deputies for the annual conference in Manchester.

Under the slogan "Get Brexit Done", the conclave of the Conservative Party started with the stellar presence of the defenders of the hard Brexit, such as the ultraconservative Jacob Rees-Mogg, who accused Parliament of acting "in contempt "of the popular will." When democracy speaks, our duty is to obey, "said Michael Gove." The time has come to stop apologizing for Brexit and embrace the opportunities that lie ahead, "proclaimed the EU exit minister Steven Barclay.

The three 'brexiteros' praised Johnson's "energy," "optimism," and "bravery," at the risk of seeing Jeremy Corbyn in Downing Street. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab joined the choir by launching the threat to the opposition: "To the members of the anti-Brexit coalition, we say: 'history will never forgive you."

"War Metaphors"

Johnson denied in the meantime that his repeated use of "war metaphors" to boost Brexit is an incitement to violence. The premier called himself a "model of restraint" in the use of language, and refused to apologize for discrediting as "hoaxes" the death threats received by parliamentarian Paula Sheriff.

In his interview at the BBC, the premier left in the air the possibility of ignoring the law passed by the Parliament that demands an extension of the Brexit of three months if he does not reach an agreement with Brussels before October 19. Johnson again referred to that text as "the law of surrender" or "the law of abject capitulation . "

Far from moderating his tone, Johnson plans to use Manchester's pulpit as a call to arms (metaphorically) to defend his Brexit plan. Moderate conservatives have been conveniently "purged" and supporters of a radical break with the EU -confined until last year to the margins- have become "heroes of the people" overnight.

"National Emergency"

" We feel like Gulliver in Liliput , tied by a motley mob of weak and fickle politicians," proclaimed the ultraconservative Jacob Rees-Mogg, perched on the altars despite his naughty nap in Parliament. "They all pursue an ignoble end: to break the solemn promise made to the British people and cancel the greatest democratic mandate in our history."

Keir Starmer, spokesman for the Brexit of the Labor Party, has denounced the incendiary rhetoric used by the premier and his followers. "All this is due to an orchestrated plan to provoke the anger of exit supporters and create social unrest," Starmer said in statements to 'The Observer.'

Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve, recently expelled from the Conservative Party by Johnson, has warned that the premier could ultimately invoke the Civil Contingencies Act of 2004 and declare a "national emergency" if street disturbances in the style of "vests" occur yellows "in France, a possibility pointed out this week by some of Johnson's direct collaborators.

The situation has reached such an extreme that the president of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has called a special meeting with political leaders on Monday to mold "inflammatory language" and the growing acrimony in Westminster. On the same Monday, the opposition parties will hold a new meeting to decide whether to promote a motion of censure against Boris Johnson, following the principle of agreement reached between Scottish Labor and Nationalists.

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