UK's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has invited British MPs from across Parliament, including some Tory rebels, to come up with a solution to avoid a no-deal Brexit.
In the letter he sent out on Wednesday, the opposition leader said that “all tactics available to prevent No Deal” need to be discussed.
“The country is heading into a constitutional and political storm, so it is vital that we meet urgently, before Parliament returns,” the invitation said.
MP's are set to be back from their summer break on 3 September, and the meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday, 27 August.
Corbyn reiterated his belief that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will leave the EU on 31 October, the Brexit deadline, deal or no deal, and warned that the leaked government no-deal Brexit dossier, known as Operation Yellowhammer, only proves this:
“The chaos and dislocation of Boris Johnson's no-deal Brexit is real and threatening, as the Government's leaked Operation Yellowhammer dossier makes crystal clear,” the Labour leader wrote.
Britain could face food, medicine and fuel shortages as well as port delays – the leaked report outlined as among the scenarios the UK could face if it leaves the European Union without a transition Brexit deal.
But the government downplayed the dossier, which was compiled earlier this month. Michael Gove, who is the minister responsible for no-deal planning, insisted that Yellowhammer represented only a “worst-case scenario”.
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