JUST EU WAIT!
Boris will test anti-No Deal law ‘to the limit’ says Raab – as Sajid Javid teases ‘wait and see’ plan for Brexit
DOMINIC Raab says Prime Minister Boris Johnson will test any anti-No Deal law 'to the limit' in his bit to secure Brexit.
Boris was forced into a corner last week after MPs seized control of the Commons to pass a law forcing him to seek an extension to EU membership past Halloween if a Brexit deal had not been agreed with Brussels by October 19.
3
The PM vowed that he would “rather be dead in a ditch” than go begging to Brussels for another extension - and some senior Brexiteer MPs called on him to ignore the law.
Foreign Secretary Raab told Sophy Ridge the PM would "push the law to the limit" on Sky News.
Raab said: "We will adhere to the law but we will also, because this is such a bad piece of legislation, the surrender bill that Jeremy Corbyn backed – we will also want to test to the limit what it does actually lawfully require."
Raab's comments came after chancellor Sajid Javid hinted No10 has a secret plan to leave the EU on October 31 WITHOUT breaking the law.
The Chancellor refused to be drawn into details of the plot but said Brits will have to “wait and see”.
This morning it was claimed that Boris will meet EU chiefs on October 17 – but will not ask for a Brexit extension.
Instead the PM reportedly prefers to force MPs to take him to court and let the Supreme Court - which would grant an emergency judicial review in the week of October 21 - rule on the fate of Brexit.
A No10 source told the : “If there isn’t a deal by the 18th we will sabotage the extension.”
Another source claimed Boris’ team were prepared to “take a chainsaw to anything” standing in the way of Britain leaving by the Halloween deadline.
OBEYING THE LAW
Javid told the Andrew Marr show this morning: “The government will not change its policy, and we will be consistent with obeying the law but also sticking to our policy and you’ll have to wait and see what happens
The Chancellor added: “First of all we will go – the prime minister will go to the Council meeting on the 17th and 18th. He’ll be trying to strike a deal.
"He absolutely will not be asking for an extension in that meeting.
"Our policy is clear, it is unchanged. We will be leaving on October 31st."
The government will not change its policy – we will be consistent with obeying the law but also sticking to our policy – you’ll have to wait and see what happens.
Sajid Javid
Despite Javid’s repeated claims that the government were looking for a legal alternative to an extension – senior Tories have called on the PM to break the law.
BREXIT MARTYR
Ex Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith said Boris would be seen as a Brexit "martyr" if he risked a jail term for breaching Parliament's terms.
If Mr Johnson fails to carry out the will of Parliament, he risks being taken to court and, if a judge ordered him to obey Parliament, he could be held in contempt and even jailed if he refused.
After a galling week in the Commons, where he sacked 21 MPs and his brother Jo Johnson resigned, Boris was hit with another bombshell when Amber Rudd quit his cabinet last night.
I believe the Prime Minister is trying to get deal but I’m just saying what I have seen in government – there’s a huge machine for getting No Deal. It's 80-90 per cent of government time going into no deal.
Amber Rudd
Appearing on Marr this morning, the former Work and Pensions Secretary said she quit over the unfair purge of her Tory rebel colleagues.
The Remainer MP also claimed the government was not working hard enough to secure a new Brexit deal with Brussels.
She said: “There is a huge amount of planning in getting No Deal.
"But I have not seen enough planning in actually getting deal.
“I believe the Prime Minister is trying to get deal but I’m just saying what I have seen in government – there’s a huge machine for getting No Deal.
“It's 80-90 per cent of government time going into no deal.
MOST READ IN POLITICS
“It drove 21 of my colleagues to rebel – and I must join them.”
The Hastings MP also revealed she was not quitting the party and wanted to stand again in the general election.
Rudd’s resignation shocked No10 with the Work and Pensions Secretary said she could no longer stand by as “good, loyal, moderate Conservatives” are kicked out of the party.
This morning it was announced that Thérèse Coffey MP would be her replacement in Boris’ cabinet.
Amber Rudd claims on Marr that Boris Johnson was not spending enough time on getting a new deal with Brussels
3
3
We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at [email protected] or call 0207 782 4368 . You can WhatsApp us on 07810 791 502. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.