MPs focus on legislation to block no-deal Brexit

Leaders of opposition parties seeking to block a no-deal split held a closed-doors meeting, convened by Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, to discuss what they will do when parliament returns next week

UK opposition leaders meet on Brexit. Pic: Getty

Alarmed by the prospect of the UK's crashing out of the European Union without an agreement, the leaders of opposition parties seeking to block a no-deal split held a closed-doors meeting on Tuesday, convened by Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, to discusswhat they will do when parliament returns next week.

Earlier this month, Labour proposed they should call a vote of no-confidence in Johnson’s government, with a view to installing Corbyn as a caretaker prime ...