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THE GAME AWAY OVER BORIS PLOT

Ways of stopping

no-deal disaster

without a deal.” Ex-Chancellor Ken Clarke

added: “I would do anything necessary to stop

this country going through the childishly disas-

trous mistake of crashing out with no deal.”

Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd,

who once described as “ridiculous” the sugges-

tion of suspending Parliament to push through

a no-deal Brexit, refused to comment on it on

a visit to Belfast yesterday. She would only say:

“I’m going to continue to do my job.”

The Foreign Office has set up a £3million

fund to help British nationals living in the EU

complete residency or registration applications.

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made to leave the EU, deal or no deal. There are

no precedents for the abuse of prorogation.”

Mr O’Neill said the Queen, who agreed to Mr

Johnson’s request after three ministers

descended on Balmoral, should have to recall

the order if it was based on an error of law.

But former Supreme Court judge Lord Sump-

tion told the BBC: “I don’t think what the Prime

Minister has said he is going to do is unlawful.”

In Ireland, Minister of State Michael D’Arcy

compared Mr Johnson to Oliver Cromwell and

said prorogation was “anti-democratic”.

Some Tories may rebel to torpedo a no-deal

Brexit. Ex-Justice Secretary David Gauke said:

“I don’t believe there is a mandate for leaving

prorogation, with demos planned across the

UK tomorrow and a mass rally in Westminster

on Tuesday. Mr Corbyn last night wrote to

Labour MPs urging them to join public protests.

More than 1.5 million people have signed a

petition against the prorogation, but Commons

leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said their outrage was

“phoney”. He said: “It is created by people who

don’t want us to leave the European Union.”

Around 70 MPs and peers took their fight to

the Court of Session in Edinburgh, asking

judges to temporarily stop the PM suspending

Parliament until a final ruling. Their QC Aidan

O’Neill said: “Prorogation is being used to

create something irreversible, that the UK be

£2,019,236 and Lib Dems £1,272,267.

Meanwhile, Mr Farage has warned

Boris Johnson: “If he does choose to

sell out his own people by

consigning Britain to such a

position of weakness, the Brexit

Party would have no choice but to

fight him in every seat.”

wealthy donors and companies, with

financier Jeremy Hosking handing

over almost £250,000.

During that period, Electoral

Commission figures show the

Tories received £5,344,058,

Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour got

CAMPAIGNERS and MPs are exploring ways to

block a no-deal Brexit. These include:

COURTS Various legal battles are under way to

declare prorogation unlawful. However, this is

complicated because the Queen gave the order.

It would have to be proved she acted on wrong

advice from her Prime Minister or Privy Counsellors.

In reality, judges are unlikely to get involved.

EMERGENCY DEBATE When MPs return from their

summer break on Tuesday, they will demand an

emergency debate under Standing Order 24.

Votes using this device are not binding but the

Speaker could let MPs seize control of parliamentary

business and allow Opposition parties to try to pass

their own laws. They could force the PM to ask for a

Brexit delay or demand a second referendum.

NO-CONFIDENCE AND CORBYN AS PM Jeremy

Corbyn could force a vote of no-confidence in the

Government, but he would need Tory rebel support.

While many are opposed to a

no-deal departure, they also

fear the consequences of

opening the door to Labour.

NO-CONFIDENCE AND

ELECTION MPs could oust the

Government by backing a vote

of no-confidence. That triggers

a 14-day deadline for an

alternative administration to

form a viable government. If time runs out, a general

election is called. But the date is in the PM’s hands.

REVIVING THERESA MAY’S DEAL The thrice-

doomed pact was overwhelmingly rejected – though

some MPs now privately regret not supporting it.

But the PM could still have some tricks up his

sleeve to force through no-deal, such as:

BOOST NUMBER OF BREXITEER PEERS Six

Leave-supporting peers could be parachuted into the

House of Lords to increase the Government’s chances

of forcing through a no-deal Brexit. But creating more

Barons and Baronesses will provoke uproar.

CREATE MORE BANK HOLIDAYS No 10 is also

reportedly creating more bank holidays to prevent

Parliament being recalled.

An amendment by Tory rebel Dominic Grieve could

force MPs to return to the Commons if the

Government tried to force through no-deal during

prorogation. But the measure specifies that in such a

case Parliament would not sit on bank holidays.

Popular Davidson

leads resignations

RUTH Davidson quit as leader of the Scottish

Conservatives yesterday in the wake of Boris

Johnson’s decision to shut down Parliament.

Ms Davidson, 40, who voted Remain, said the role

had been the “privilege of my life” but

the birth of baby son, Finn, last

year had forced a rethink.

The popular politician said

the prospect “of hours away

from my home and family

now fills me with dread”.

While “conflicted” on

Brexit, she said she had tried

to “chart a course which

respects the referendum

result” and would “stand full-square behind” the PM.

Tory whip Lord Young also quit, saying the

shutdown undermined Parliament’s “fundamental

role at a critical time in our history”. And former

Business Minister Richard Harrington revealed he

would stand down at the next election.

CONFLICT Davidson

ON TOUR Mr Corbyn yesterday

NIGEL Farage’s Brexit Party took more

than £1million in big-money donations

in its first three months.

Details of the assets came as Mr

Farage said his group could wipe out

the Tories in a general election.

From April 1 to June 30, the Brexit

Party accepted £1,039,000 from

Farage builds a £1m election war chest

WARNING Brexit Party’s Farage

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