There is no peace on Brexit. There House of Commons of the British Parliament rejected the motion tabled by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to call early elections on October 15. The quorum to be reached for the green light was two thirds, that is 434 votes, instead in the end there were only 298 Yes, against 56 No and the rest abstentions. Decisive the internal branch of 21 Conservative MPs, expelled yesterday from the party: among them also the former finance minister Hammond and Churchill's nephew Sir Nicholas Soames,
In addition to rejecting the date indicated by Johnson for the return to the polls, the oppositions have asked for guarantees on the application of the law anti-no-deal law, also approved on Wednesday by Parliament. In the absence of an agreement by 31 October, the measure would oblige the Premier to ask the EU for a new one Brexit postponement for three months, until 31 January 2020. In this vote, Labor and the Lib Dems defeated the prime minister 328 votes to 301, taking control of the House of Commons legislative agenda.
Johnson, however, insists that "in any case, Great Britain will be out of the European Union by 31 October”. The head of government accused the Labor leader, Jeremy Corbyn, of wanting to prevent the people from voting. "They are afraid of losing," he insisted, announcing rapid measures to overcome the current institutional deadlock.
Corbyn instead he had defined the date indicated by Johnson for the early elections as a "poisoned offer", "a cynical move by a cynical prime minister who wants to neutralize the anti-no-deal bill with early voting".
Meanwhile, Downing Street has announced the launch of a three-year visa for European citizens in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The move serves to reassure companies that they can hire the necessary staff from the European economic area. Obviously, Italian citizens will also benefit.
