Brexit: British government no longer wants to block no-deal law

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The agreement should have taken place in the early morning hours. After two dramatic days in London, the British government has promised not to block the opposition's no-deal law with procedural tricks. This is reported by the British news agency PA and the Guardian. Thus, the law against the hard Brexit should enter punctually on the 9th of September, before the compulsory break of the parliament imposed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The bill is also expected to be approved by the Lords in the House of Lords by Friday evening and subsequently signed by the Queen.

It is eagerly awaited whether the Prime Minister will make another attempt on Monday to hold a parliamentary election. Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn of the Labor Party announced that he would agree to a new election only after the law came into force against the No Deal. This condition would theoretically be met on Monday.

Premier Johnson could then make his threat true and call new elections for October 15. Against his will, the law had passed the three readings in parliament on Wednesday. It forces Johnson to request a three-month extension of the Brexit deadline if no exit agreement has been ratified by October 19. Actually, the Brexit is scheduled for the 31st of October.

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Johnson has repeatedly made it clear that he wants to leave the EU without an agreement. On Tuesday, then 21 members of his Tory faction in a "rebel alliance" defected. Johnson lost his majority in parliament.

The moderate Tory one-nation group issued a statement requesting Johnson to resume the exiled faction members. "The measures in recent days to clean the faction of moderate members are in principle wrong and bad political practice," said in the letter. According to media reports, the mood even in Johnson's Cabinet threatens to topple.

The head of government defended his actions in an interview with British TV broadcaster ITV on Wednesday night. "These are my friends, believe me, I have absolutely no pleasure in all this." But it was "very sad and surprising" that they had decided to reduce Britain's chances of reaching a deal with the European Union.

How the agreement came about was not clear at first. However, Johnson needs the parliament if he wants to exclaim threatened by him new elections. The deputies must agree with a two-thirds majority. A first request had failed on Wednesday in the lower house. Johnson could try again on Monday