stormy week expected, Boris Johnson hardens the tone

TheBritish deputies resume Tuesday the House of Commons, where they will sit a few days before a suspension of Parliament the following week and until October 14, just two weeks of Brexit, October 31.

The suspension, announced last week by Boris Johnson to allow him to present a new domestic policy program, has provoked a wave of indignation from the opponents of a "no deal" who see it as an attempt to gag them . They will try to legislate urgently to prevent an exit from the EU without a net.

Johnson ready to sacrifice his majority?

To deter conservatives tempted to vote with the opposition, Boris Johnson warned that they would be expelled from the party, a threat to the front page of several daily newspapers on Monday. "Prime Minister warns rebel deputies: 'Support me or take the door' ", headlined the conservative daily The Daily Telegraph. The left-wing daily The Guardian noted that "Johnson is ready to sacrifice his majority"In Parliament, which stands only one vote, with the support of the small unionist party Northern Ireland DUP.

This threat fueled speculation about the imminence of early parliamentary elections. "I think that their strategy is to lose this week and then call a parliamentary election by eliminating those of us who are not against Brexit, not against a departure from the European Union, but who consider that we should leave with a dealBBC Minister of Justice David Gauke, one of the anti-conservatives, said Monday morning at the BBCno deal".

Former Finance Minister Philip Hammond, in favor of maintaining close ties with the EU after Brexit, has meanwhile judged on Twitter "hypocritical"To punish the rebels, pointing out that eight members of the current government had defied the party's instructions this year. Evidence that tensions are at their peak, a meeting scheduled on Monday between Boris Johnson and Tories rebels was canceled at the last minute.

A motion of censure against the government?

For his part, the leader of Labor, the main opposition party, Jeremy Corbyn, is gathering his ghost office in Salford (northwest). "We work with other parties to do all that is necessary to move our country away from the precipice", Said Corbyn according to an excerpt from his speech transmitted by his services. Among the measures envisaged, the Labor opposition plans a motion of censure against the government.

Boris Johnson, who came to power at the end of July, promised to remove the United Kingdom from the European bloc at any cost on October 31, whether a compromise was reached with Brussels or not, in order to respect the will of the British who chose the Brexit at 52% in a referendum in 2016.

Showing its determination, the government has launched this weekend a vast information campaign encouraging businesses and individuals to "to prepare for Brexit". For the government, being firm on the release date is the best way to get an agreement with the EU. However, EU negotiator Michel Barnier again ruled Sunday to renegotiate the divorce agreement with the UK.

The battle of Brexit, from the parliament to the courts

Boris Johnson wants to offload this text concluded by the former head of government Theresa May with the EU, and rejected three times by the British Parliament, the Irish safety net (or "backstop") To prevent the return to a physical boundary between the British province of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

This provision provides that, for lack of a better solution after a transitional period, the whole United KingdomCustoms Union"With the EU. But according to the Guardian, the government has no practical alternative to the "backstop".

In addition to the Parliament, the battle against the "no deal" will also be played this week in the courts. On Tuesday, Scotland's highest civilian court will consider a request from pro-EU MPs to counter the suspension. A lawsuit by anti-Brexit activist Gina Miller, joined by former Conservative Prime Minister John Major, will be considered Thursday in London.

Demonstrations are also expected after thousands of Britons protested Saturday against the "coup d'etat" Boris Johnson.