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John Bercow once moved to the British House of Commons for the Tories. But with the current party leader, he will probably not get in this political life on a wavelength. Unusually, he told Boris Johnson to fight now, should he come up with the idea to break the law on his Brexit course. This reports, among other things, the British "Guardian".
"If I had somehow misunderstood myself in the past, let me make that crystal clear: the only Brexit we will have, whenever we have, will be a Brexit that the House of Commons has sanctioned," explained Bercow at a speech in London.
He himself would allow "additional creativity in the processes" to allow Parliament to prevent the prime minister from breaking the law. Bercow is until the end of October spokesman for the lower house. Already in the past he had actively interfered in the chaos surrounding the British EU farewell. His latest statements, however, are of remarkable clarity.
Premier Johnson had last sent the parliament into a weeks-long forced break - provoking vehement protest, not least from Bercow. MEPs feel left out. However, shortly before their prescribed vacation they passed a law. 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.
Video: Bercows last session - "I will not apologize for anything"
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However, circles around the PM already said that it might not consider such a rule binding. He insists on the 31st of October and would also take a hard Brexit with all the dreaded consequences. Most recently, his government had published the "Yellowhammer" paper. In it, the expected consequences of a no-deal Brexit are dramatically described.
Bercow: "We do not need to talk about that point."
Bottlenecks on food, fuel and medicines are expected. Nevertheless, Johnson recently stated that he would rather "lie in the ditch" than apply to the EU for a further extension of the deadline.
Bercow was reiterated in view of a possible contravention of the law by the Prime Minister: "We need not talk about that point." In a modern United Kingdom of 2019, a parliamentary democracy, we as Members can not seriously start a debate on it Whether you have to follow the laws or not. "