Rory Stewart, the international development secretary, has called on his leadership rival Boris Johnson to be “straight” on his Brexit intentions APBoris Johnson’s leadership rival Rory Stewart pledged to “bring him down” if he tried to force through a no-deal Brexit by suspending parliament. The international development secretary said that Mr Johnson needed to be straight over how he intended to deliver Brexit after he refused to rule out proroguing parliament if MPs tried to block no deal. Some Brexiteers believe the former foreign secretary, who won the first ballot with 114 votes, has privately assured that he will leave the option on the table. In leadership hustings Mr Johnson told Conservative MPs that he was “strongly not attracted to it” but did not rule it out. “In the same way I don’t think parliament should ignore the will of the people, nor should the representatives…

Source: The Times June 13, 2019 16:07 UTC