Boris Johnson 'prepared to defy new law' on no-deal Brexit
Mr Johnson does risk being taken to court if he fails to carry out the will of parliament, and could be held in contempt or jailed, if he refuses.
"The people are sovereign because they elect parliament. But parliament wants to stop the will of the people."Other ministers are said to be urging Mr Johnson to reconcile with the 21 MPs he sacked from the party after they voted against him. The new law blocking no-deal, which is expected to be given Royal Assent on Monday, will also rule out an early election before the European Council summit on 17 October., two days after a similar motion was defeated because it failed to make the two-thirds threshold required.One cabinet minister told The Times:"Boris needs to make peace with the Tory rebels and get serious about making a deal with Brussels, even if that means throwing the Spartans [hardline Brexiteers] under a bus.
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