Jeremy Corbyn has refused to sign up to an early election until the rebel anti no-deal bill becomes law to make Boris Johnson “stew in his own juices”. After the Commons voted to seize control of the order paper last night, Mr Corbyn told the prime minister that he would back a general election only as soon as the bill has passed. “If the prime minister has confidence in his Brexit policy — when he has one he can put forward — he should put it before the people in a public vote,” Mr Corbyn said. “He wants to table a motion for a general election. Fine: get the bill through first, in order to take no-deal off the table.” This morning Sir Keir Starmer,
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he will only support calling a general election once a bill has been passed that prevents the MPs from leaving the EU without a deal, or UK have voted to leave without one. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will seek to call an election if UK pass the bill. However, under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, he needs the support of two-thirds of the Commons, or 434 UK; meaning opposition UK would need to back the bill. Corbyn said Johnson should put his Brexit policy to a public vote or rule out a no-deal Brexit.