British PM fights threat of further delay in Brexit debate

The prime ministeron Saturday to avoid triggering a law requiring him to ask the EU to delay Brexit for the 3rd time.

Its author, Oliver Letwin, a former Conservative minister, fears the ratification process may not be complete by October 31 – risking an accidental"no deal" Brexit. The government intends to bring forward the ratifying law on Monday, and it could still pass parliament by the end of the month. But parliament – like the frustrated public – is still bitterly divided over how and even if Britain should end almost half a century of integration with its closest neighbors.

MP Mark Francois added:"If the House of Commons votes for this today, within a fortnight we'll be living in a free country."He insists that Brexit must happen this month to end the uncertainty that has weighed on the economy and dominated political and public debate.Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party, which supports Johnson's minority government, said it will vote against the agreement because of its arrangements for the British province.

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