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måndag, september 09, 2019

Are the rebels too much for Boris Johnson?


The British government is looking at another disappointing week as it gets ready to hold a second parliamentary vote on a general election today, on the same day a bill averting a no-deal Brexit is set to become law.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s backup plan — holding a mid-October election — is looking like a nonstarter after opposition parties came together on Friday to say they would not support it. It is another test of his scorched-earth, “come what may” Brexit philosophy, and a blow to Dominic Cummings, his chief aide and the architect of that approach.
Piling on: One of Mr. Johnson’s biggest remaining moderate allies, Amber Rudd, resigned over the weekend, saying that leaving the European Union with a deal was no longer “the government’s main objective.”
Big picture: Britain’s path to leaving the bloc is looking more inscrutable than ever./NYT

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