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‘A storm is brewing,’ warn Conservative MPs who say their party is ‘giving up on Rishi’, who is seen as a manager rather than a leader.
A group of Conservative MPs could put their weight behind a vote of no confidence to block a no-deal Brexit, a junior defence minister warned today.
Boris Johnson accused of acting like Stuart king with ‘divine right to rule’ after Downing Street says UK leaving EU whatever the circumstances.
"We agree that our common priority should be to work together in parliament to prevent no-deal Brexit."
Furious Conservative MPs have threatened to oust Rishi Sunak as PM following his “betrayal” over plans to scrap thousands of pieces of EU legislation.
The chances Boris Johnson could face a vote of no-confidence have just shot up.
The headlong rush to an end nobody voted for, and why No Deal is a man-made asteroid strike. ... Linguistic programming as Johnson drills the buzzphrase “undemocratic backstop” into the national mind. ... Ingrid – our secret agent within the Tory Party – finally succumbs to Stockholm Syndrome. The Government’s snappy 1,400 page No Deal for small businesses.
Focusing only on constitutional battles risks playing into Downing Street’s ‘frame that MPs are frustrating rather than protecting democracy’, strategy note says.
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson will suspend Parliament for more than a month before Brexit, enraging opponents and raising the stakes in the country's most serious political crisis in decades.
Chancellor refuses to rule out supporting no-confidence motion to stop no-deal Brexit.
Opposition MPs have been in private talks for weeks about a government of national unity.
Rebel MPs are working on a plan to thwart Boris Johnson pursuing a no-deal Brexit on 31 October that involves forcing parliament to sit through the autumn recess, amid growing outrage about the power and influence of his controversial aide, Dominic Cummings.
‘If we have a populist in government who is flouting convention and acting in a way that bypasses the sovereignty of parliament, parliament will respond accordingly’
Institute for Government says parliament passing motions or no-confidence vote may not be enough.
MPs are considering a bid to cancel the annual autumn recess set aside for party conferences in a fresh attempt to prevent Boris Johnson ploughing ahead with a no-deal Brexit on 31 October.
Shadow home secretary says MPs need to act quickly after recess to avert no-deal Brexit.
The veteran former Chancellor is one of a gang of 12 Tories who could vote no-confidence in a No Deal Brexit government.
HuffPost UK's conversations with key groups of opposition MPs suggest 312 will back nuclear option - so a handful of Tories will tip the balance.
Labour leader insists he could lead a "strictly time-limited" national unity government to delay Brexit, call an election, and stop no deal on October 31.
Jeremy Corbyn is "open to" using legislation to prevent a no-deal Brexit if his plan to overthrow the government in a vote of no confidence fails, the BBC has learned.
Chancellor rubbishes claim by Boris Johnson ally that no-deal exit could boost economy by £80bn.
The former Attorney General said he was afraid of 'further deceit that is slowly swallowing up the democracy of this country'. / Tory MP Dominic Grieve has said he would vote against his own Government in a motion of no confidence if it tried to bring about a no-deal Brexit.
Dominic Grieve - Dominic Cummings is "simply wrong" about Parliament being able to stop a #NoDealBrexit on October the 31st.
Jeremy Corbyn aims to stop a no-deal Brexit by becoming the head of a caretaker government after winning a no-confidence vote in the government.
What a week it has been! In the space of 24 hours Theresa May suffered a historic humiliation in Parliament and then promptly won the support of her party and the DUP. Will she cling doggedly to the current agreement text and hope the ticking clock will bolster domestic support? Will an extension to the Article 50 deadline be needed? Or is a second referendum now more likely?