In her maiden leader's speech, Jo Swinson will attack opponents and say the UK 'needs' her party at a time of 'national crisis'.
The former coalition government minister will claim the prime minister is"doing a pretty good impression" of"socialist dictators", following Mr Johnson's suspension of parliament and expulsion of 21 Conservative MPs who voted against him on Brexit.
She will say:"There is even now the suggestion that he would break the law and refuse to ask for an extension to Article 50."For someone who proclaims to hate socialist dictators, he's doing a pretty good impression of one." Sky News sees how MEPs would sell themselves to a prospective partner... if they were on the other side of the Brexit divide
And Ms Swinson will also turn her fire on Labour leader Mr Corbyn, as well as the Brexit Party's Nigel Farage. "When the general election comes, I cannot wait to take on the collective forces of nationalism and populism that will be standing on that debate stage," she will say.In a further assault on the Labour leader, Ms Swinson will add:"Even now, when faced with all the clear and obvious dangers that Brexit brings, Jeremy Corbyn still insists that if Labour win a general election, they will negotiate their own Brexit deal to take us out of the EU.
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