Boris Johnson yesterday goaded Jeremy Corbyn to 'man up' and back a pre-Christmas election – as Labour descended into civil war over an early poll. He also demanded that Mr Johnson take No Deal 'off the table' before an election could happen. On a visit to a hospital in Milton Keynes, Mr Johnson said Labour was 'split from top to bottom' on the issue. Backbench Labour MPs are viscerally opposed to an early election, fearing a brutal judgment at the hands of Leave voters. Meanwhile, Scottish Nationalists have denied wanting an early election to avoid it clashing with the trial of the party's former leader Alex Salmond.

Source: Daily Mail October 26, 2019 00:33 UTC