First round for Boris Johnson | A court approved …

Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday won a first victory in the legal battle launched by opponents of a tough Brexit, which warned that preventing the exit of the European Union (EU) in October would undermine the confidence in British politics.

Pending a full hearing, a group of 75 pro-European MPs has asked Edinburgh's highest civil court for an urgent interim decision against Johnson's suspension of parliament. However, the judge rejected the interim order. Although it is advanced to Tuesday, the background view originally scheduled for next Friday.

Johnson decided to suspend his parliamentary work between the second week of September and October 14, declaring that he wished to develop and present his new legislative program. But his critics accuse him of doing so to prevent them from blocking a Brexit without an agreement on 31 October. Denouncing a "coup d'état", demonstrations were held Saturday in a dozen cities and a large rally Tuesday in London.

Three legal actions have been initiated: the second will be badyzed Tuesday in Belfast and the third Thursday in London. The latter, initiated by businesswoman and anti-revolutionary activist Gina Miller – who won in 2017 a major legal battle against the government – added Friday the support of a former prime minister: Conservative John Major (1990-1997). Jo Swinson, leader of the centrist Liberal Democratic Party, also added his name to this complaint.

Downing Street said it was "satisfied" with the court ruling, while the drivers of the complaint pointed out that everything remains to be decided.

However, according to legal experts, even if Justice challenged Johnson's decision, he would not be obliged to cancel the parliamentary suspension.

With this first victory in his hands, the head of the government warned his opponents: to prevent the country from leaving the European Union at the scheduled date "will durably damage the confidence of citizens in politics", he declared during an interview. with the private channel Sky News.

Johnson took power on July 24 in replacement of Theresa May – forced to resign due to her inability to comply with Brexit -, ensuring that she will leave the EU country on Oct. 31 with or without agreement.

More than three years ago, the British decided by referendum to leave the European bloc. But his departure, scheduled for March 2019, was postponed twice because of Parliament's unwilling refusal to sign the treaty of withdrawal signed in May with Brussels.

Johnson wants to remove the "Irish Safeguard" treaty, a controversial mechanism designed to avoid a new frontier on the island of Ireland. The Eurosceptics argue that this clause would keep the UK in the EU networks.

And if not, he threatens a Brexit without agreement, which many MEPs said they wanted to prevent.

according to The timesAfter suspending Parliament, the prime minister said the EU would understand that the thing is "really serious" and would be more likely to accept its terms.

London has announced an acceleration of contacts with Brussels: in September, its negotiators will hold two weekly meetings with Europeans, to which could be added "technical meetings".

"My conversations with European leaders about willingness to discuss alternative solutions to undemocratic backing have been encouraging in recent weeks," Johnson said. "The time has come for both parties to accelerate the pace," added the Prime Minister, who commissioned his adviser David Frost to lead the mission.

The acceleration of contacts responds to a request from the British, said Friday a spokesman for the European Commission.

"We have always said that our doors remain open and we have demonstrated our willingness to work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, throughout this long process," he said. "We hope that the UK will come up with concrete proposals," he added.

But, upon arriving at an informal meeting of European Foreign Ministers in Helsinki, Irishman Simon Coveny said that "for the moment, nothing credible has been presented by the British government as an alternative to the backup ".