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Bloomberg
British Conservatives plotting to thwart a no-deal Brexit will make another attempt this week to stop the next prime minister from forcing a chaotic break with the European Union without parliament’s consent.
Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve, a veteran anti-Brexit rebel in the Conservative Party, plans to amend a bill going to parliament. He wants to ensure the House of Commons is sitting in October so the next premier can’t suspend the legislature to pursue a no-deal exit.
Boris Johnson, the front-runner to replace Theresa May, has vowed to take Britain out of the EU on October 31, “do or die,†even if he hasn’t secured a divorce agreement to smooth the split.
Fearing the economic chaos that would follow a no-deal split, “30 plus†Tory lawmakers are seeking to deploy the tools of parliament to prevent it, Tory MP Sam Gyimah told
Sky News.
Whether they can succeed is the most pressing question now facing investors and UK businesses.