The Prime Minister called an all-hands virtual meeting as backbench resistance to plans to tear up parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement threatened to grow into a full scale revolt. Mr Johnson, a former newspaper columnist, urged MPs to “understand his point of view, not the polemic view in the papers”, according to ITV News. And he told MPs there would be no time for them to ask questions at the meeting. (Image: Getty Images)The EU yesterday threatened Britain with legal action unless Mr Johnson scraps plans to modify the exit deal. The Prime Minister risked fury from senior Tories and Brussels after ministers admitted they could break international law over the deal.

Source: Daily Mirror September 11, 2020 17:22 UTC