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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has had a harsh parliamentary defeat that eliminates the possibility of an exit from the European Union (EU) without agreement. In response to the outcome of the motion that gives parliament the management of the legislative agenda, Johnson said he would seek to call early elections. "I do not want a choice. This country does not need it. The Leader of the Opposition wills it. But if the House now votes in favor of a bill to avoid Brexit, I will be tabling a motion in favor of an early election, "Johnson said.

Leader of the opposition, Labor Jeremy Corbyn (Photo)He fought the offer with convincing elegance as part of the deal he had reached with the rest of the opposition and conservative dissidents. "We will first approve this bill that will prevent the exit of the European Union without agreement. We will then have general elections, "said Corbyn.

The Labor leader has the pan by the handle. The call for early elections requires the approval of two-thirds of the House of Commons. Last night it became clear that there was no chance for Johnson to address this figure without a Labor vote.

The result was celebrated by a crowd outside the House of Commons with the banners "Stop the Coup" and the flags of the European Union. The government's defeat has been wide enough (328 to 301) to predict that it will happen again when the House of Commons votes the bill that would blow Johnson's plan to leave the EU on October 31 with or without d & # 39; agreement
The day had all the imaginable condiments, until the change of theatrical party of a deputy who deprived Johnson of his former parliamentary majority in full debate. While the Prime Minister has made one of the many threats he has waged this week against dissident MPs, Conservative Phillipe Lee (Photo) "Crossed the ground", that is to say, everyone, as in a reality show, he went from the bench of the Conservatives to that of one of the opposition parties, the Liberal Democrats, in disagreement with the leading policy Johnson since taking office at the end of July. "I can not believe what the Conservative Party has become, its role in deepening the division, in the loss of a reputation for seriousness and in the total blindness with which it directs the country, "Lee said in a statement.

The Prime Minister filled his cabinet with the most uncompromising pro-Brexit, suspended Parliament from 10 September to mid-October and threatened MPs who had allied with the opposition by expelling them from the party. During the parliamentary debate, he used a war vocabulary not recommended by British political etiquette to accuse Corbyn of virtual collaboration. "We are making progress in negotiations with the European Union. But if this law is pbaded, we tie our hands. This would require me to go to Brussels to request an extension and accept what they offer me. That's Jeremy Corbyn who is raising the white flag. That's what he wants. Appointment (… appointments …) and there is no Brexit, "said Johnson." Surrender "is a word loaded with the entire history of World War II. "We will never surrender," said Winston Churchill in a historic speech on June 4, 1940 before the possible Nazi invasion.Fitting the current situation of that of the Second World War, the EU with Nazism, the leader of opposition with a virtual collaborator and the dissident deputies of his bank with traitors, is one of the tactics of Johnson who, far from giving results, they ended up consolidating and expanding the alliance Opposition and Conservatives, the coup came out from behind, and if the opposition bill is approved by the House of Commons on Wednesday, it will be sent back to the House of Lords on Thursday. have unlimited discussion time, but, in a spirit of exception, the oppositi we have coordinated with the leader of the lords, Labor Angela Smith, so that the vote takes place no later than Friday afternoon. If they vote for it, there will be enough time before the suspension of Parliament next week for the Queen to sign the law with Royal Assent.

If Johnson does not come out of the kitchen of a rabbit to prevent the adoption of the law, he will have no choice but to ask Brussels for an extension of the time limit for the release of the law. European Union until 31 January 2020. In this context. As predicted by Johnson himself, the election call is inevitable on October 14.

In average polls, conservatives now have 33% of the vote, Labor 25% and Liberal Democrats 18%. But the situation is very fluid, most polling stations predate the announcement of the suspension of parliament and, in any case, nobody relies on pollsters, except in a non-proportional electoral system like the British. number of votes as much as the number of seats obtained. In case there is a choice, it would be necessary to see if Johnson wins this bet or if it's the last one he's done.