Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he will only support calling a general election once a bill has been passed that prevents the UK from leaving the EU without a deal, or MPs have voted to leave without one. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will seek to call an election if MPs pass the bill. However, under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, he needs the support of 434 of the Commons, or two-thirds MPs; meaning opposition MPs 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.
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he will only support calling a general election once a bill has been passed that prevents the UK from leaving the EU without a deal, or MPs have voted to leave without one. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will seek to call an election if MPs pass the bill. However, under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, he needs the support of two-thirds of the Commons, or 434 MPs; meaning opposition MPs 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.