BORIS JOHNSON has been told there is no legal bar to prevent him from suspending Parliament for five weeks to stop MPs blocking a no deal Brexit.
The reports came amid mounting speculation that the Prime Minister is preparing for a snap election as soon as October. Yesterday, Mr Johnson admitted that the chances of an agreement being reached with the EU for October 31 was “touch and go”, a far cry from his previous claim that the odds stood at “a million to one against”. Mr Jonson’s predictions that Britain could “easily cope” with a no deal Brexit were met with criticism from the EU – accusing him of having no plan to break the deadlock.
Speaking to Sky News at the G7 summit in Biarritz, the Prime Minister said: “This is a great, great country the UK, we can easily cope with a No Deal scenario.
“Frankly I think it’s highly unlikely that there will be food shortages of any kind. There may be bumps on the road but we will get through.”
Mr Johnson held a personal meeting with Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, separate to the meeting of world leaders.
During the one to one talks, he argued that a deal or not “depends entirely” on the EU, and confirmed that he plans to withhold a substantial portion of the £39billion Brexit divorce bill should there be no deal.
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