That emergency House of Commons sitting, called by Johnson, will be held after a critical EU summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. Many Tory MPs in the hardline pro-Brexit European Research Group say they will take their lead from the DUP. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Nigel Dodds and Arlene Foster’s support for any Brexit deal will be crucial to the prime minister. Photograph: Rebecca Black/PAWith the hopes of securing any deal on a knife edge, Labour is understood to be ready to whip its MPs to back a second referendum. “Instead we should hold a referendum which offers people the choice between a soft Brexit deal and remaining in the EU.

Source: The Guardian October 12, 2019 20:03 UTC