Johnson not seeking to delay his Brexit plan
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is sticking to his Brexit plan and will not seek a delay to Britain鈥檚 departure from the EU at a summit next month, two of his ministers said yesterday following Amber Rudd鈥檚 resignation from his government.
After work and pensions minister Rudd鈥檚 shock resignation late on Saturday over Johnson鈥檚 Brexit policy, two ministers said the prime minister was determined to 鈥渒eep to the plan鈥 to leave the European Union by October 31 with or without an agreement.
Johnson鈥檚 determination to leave 鈥渄o or die鈥 by that deadline has been shaken by the events of recent days, which have prompted critics to describe him as a tyrant and deepened uncertainty over how Britain鈥檚 2016 vote to leave the EU will play out.
He has lost his Conservative government鈥檚 majority in parliament, expelled 21 rebels from the party and failed to force through a new election. Then his own brother quit, saying he was torn between family loyalty and the national interest.
Saturday鈥檚 resignation of Amber Rudd as work and pensions minister over what she described as the government鈥檚 disproportionate focus on preparing for a no-deal Brexit has only heightened the sense of crisis. Yesterday, Rudd denied she was accusing the government of lying over its efforts to negotiate a Brexit deal, saying she was just reporting what she had seen.
鈥淚 am saying that 80 to 90 percent of the work that I can see going on on the EU relationship is about preparation for no deal. It鈥檚 about disproportion,鈥 she said. 鈥淭he purpose of this resignation is to make the point that the Conservative Party at its best should be a moderate party that embraces people with different views of the EU.鈥
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