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23 October 2019Boris Johnson for now leaves the procedure for approving the law implementing the Brexit agreement reached with Brussels in abeyance, after the go-ahead received yesterday at the Municipalities in first reading, followed however by the negative vote on the government's motion for a procedure accelerated to guarantee approval for 31 October.
I want to first "see what our European partners will decide" on the extension "requested by this Parliament", said Prime Minister Tory, confirming that he has always been and remains opposed to the idea of ​​a postponement.

His response - addressed to the dissident veteran Tory Ken Clarke who asked him to file the deadline of the "Halloween Brexit" on October 31st, evoking in exchange the possibility of a final parliamentary ratification of his deal "in reasonable time" - not however, it seemed to completely close the door to a compromise, before aiming decisively at the elections. But only on condition, it seemed to understand, that the 27 opt for a short extension of the deadline.

Johnson meets Corbyn. No agreement for now
In the situation of uncertainty in which Brexit fell, for the umpteenth time, after Parliament rejected the timetable for the approval of the framework law, today Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn met. The Labor leader, a spokeswoman explained, "reiterated the prime minister's offer of a reasonable timetable for discussing, analyzing and amending the Withdrawal Agreement Bill." But Johnson, according to BBC reports, would have insisted on knowing what Corbyn will do if the EU refuses to postpone Brexit again after the October 31 deadline. The Labor spokeswoman further explained that Corbyn "reaffirmed that Labor will support the general elections when the threat of a no-deal exit will be off the table."

Sassoli: accept the London request for extension until 31 January
"After the British Parliament's vote and Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement to block the ratification procedure, the British government's request for an extension until January 31 remains on the table." This was stated by the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli. "I think it is recommendable, as requested by President Donald Tusk - continues the note from Sassoli - that the European Council will accept it. This extension will allow the United Kingdom to clarify its own situation and, as far as the European Parliament is concerned, to exercise its own "prerogatives.

The no of the Municipalities to speed up the times
Yesterday the British Parliament voted in favor of the new agreement reached between London and Brussels but voted against the attempt by Downing Street to force the times and have the text definitively approved by tomorrow night.