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| Brexit: Boris Johnson plans emergency Saturday sitting of parliament on 19 October after EU summit - live news | Brexit: Boris Johnson plans emergency Saturday sitting of parliament on 19 October after EU summit - live news |
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| According to the House of Commons website, the Commons has only sat on Saturdays four times since 1939. | |
| Three of those sittings were prompted by way or military conflict: 2 September 1939 (the day before the outbreak of the second world ward); 3 November 1956 (the Suez crisis); and 3 April 1982 (the invasion of the Falklands). | |
| The other took place on 30 July 1949, when the last sitting before the summer recess was on a Saturday. (Anyone know why?) | |
| These are from Chris White, a former Tory special adviser in the chief whip’s office and the leader of the Commons’ office, on the plan for a Saturday sitting of parliament on 19 October. | |
| Will be interesting to see what the business will be on this day. Options could be:▫️Meaningful Vote ▫️No confidence motion▫️Emergency legislation (anti no deal MPs)Will require a motion to sit on Saturday 19, which may provide opportunities for MPs to hijack the day. https://t.co/MfcVI9NXid | |
| An addition - possible that Govt could move QS vote to Saturday 19th . Only convention that QS debate lasts 6 days, and could be shortened | |
| This week has been seen as the effective deadline for a Brexit deal because, in practice, for an agreement to be signed, the framework would have to be in place by the weekend or early next week ahead of the EU summit starting on Thursday 17 October. The crucial decisions at these summits tend to get taken over dinner in the evening, with talks sometimes going on into the early hours. The summit is due to end on Friday. And this morning the BBC is reporting that Boris Johnson is now considering holding an emergency sitting of parliament on Saturday 19 October to allow MPs to decide the next step forward. | This week has been seen as the effective deadline for a Brexit deal because, in practice, for an agreement to be signed, the framework would have to be in place by the weekend or early next week ahead of the EU summit starting on Thursday 17 October. The crucial decisions at these summits tend to get taken over dinner in the evening, with talks sometimes going on into the early hours. The summit is due to end on Friday. And this morning the BBC is reporting that Boris Johnson is now considering holding an emergency sitting of parliament on Saturday 19 October to allow MPs to decide the next step forward. |
| Whatever happens, deal or no deal, govt will call MPs to Westminster for a special sitting on Saturday Oct 19th - could be decisive day in Parliament in aftermath of EU summit | Whatever happens, deal or no deal, govt will call MPs to Westminster for a special sitting on Saturday Oct 19th - could be decisive day in Parliament in aftermath of EU summit |
| On the Today programme Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC’s political editor, said this sitting could be used to allow MPs to approve a deal reached at the summit, in the very unlikely event that the UK and the EU do come to an agreement. | On the Today programme Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC’s political editor, said this sitting could be used to allow MPs to approve a deal reached at the summit, in the very unlikely event that the UK and the EU do come to an agreement. |
| In the more probable event of there being no deal, Johnson would use the sitting to reveal how he would try to take the UK out of the EU by 31 October, despite the Benn Act, Kuenssberg said. She also said he would use the session to try to force parliament to take a decision, possibly making MPs to choose between no deal and an extension, or no deal and revoking article 50. | In the more probable event of there being no deal, Johnson would use the sitting to reveal how he would try to take the UK out of the EU by 31 October, despite the Benn Act, Kuenssberg said. She also said he would use the session to try to force parliament to take a decision, possibly making MPs to choose between no deal and an extension, or no deal and revoking article 50. |
| Downing Street are confirming that this is a plan, although it would be subject to the usual conditions, ie MPs would have to vote for the sitting on the Saturday to go ahead in the first place. | Downing Street are confirming that this is a plan, although it would be subject to the usual conditions, ie MPs would have to vote for the sitting on the Saturday to go ahead in the first place. |
| There seems to be at least one very obvious flaw in this proposal; parliament has already expressed a view on no deal versus delaying Brexit. It would prefer to delay Brexit, which is why it passed the Benn Act. It is hard to see what Johnson could do to reverse this vote, although doubtless some ingenious ideas are being kicked around in Dominic Cummings office. | There seems to be at least one very obvious flaw in this proposal; parliament has already expressed a view on no deal versus delaying Brexit. It would prefer to delay Brexit, which is why it passed the Benn Act. It is hard to see what Johnson could do to reverse this vote, although doubtless some ingenious ideas are being kicked around in Dominic Cummings office. |
| More on this shortly. | More on this shortly. |
| Here is the agenda for the day. | Here is the agenda for the day. |
| 9.30am: The Home Office publishes EU settlement scheme figures. | 9.30am: The Home Office publishes EU settlement scheme figures. |
| 10am: Candidates to replace John Bercow as Commons Speaker take part in a press gallery hustings. The candidates are; Sir Henry Bellingham, Chris Bryant, Harriet Harman, Meg Hillier, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Dame Eleanor Laing, Sir Edward Leigh, Shailesh Vara and Rosie Winterton. | 10am: Candidates to replace John Bercow as Commons Speaker take part in a press gallery hustings. The candidates are; Sir Henry Bellingham, Chris Bryant, Harriet Harman, Meg Hillier, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Dame Eleanor Laing, Sir Edward Leigh, Shailesh Vara and Rosie Winterton. |
| 11am: The Scottish court of session is due to deliver its judgment in the appeal against the ruling saying there was no need to issue an order compelling Boris Johnson to comply with the Benn Act. | 11am: The Scottish court of session is due to deliver its judgment in the appeal against the ruling saying there was no need to issue an order compelling Boris Johnson to comply with the Benn Act. |
| 1.35pm: Matt Hancock, the health secretary, speaks at at NHS Providers conference. | 1.35pm: Matt Hancock, the health secretary, speaks at at NHS Providers conference. |
| 2pm: The European parliament hears an update from the European commission and council ahead of next week’s EU summit. | 2pm: The European parliament hears an update from the European commission and council ahead of next week’s EU summit. |
| As usual, I will be covering breaking political news as it happens, as well as bringing you the best reaction, comment and analysis from the web, although I will be focusing mostly on Brexit. I plan to publish a summary when I wrap up. | As usual, I will be covering breaking political news as it happens, as well as bringing you the best reaction, comment and analysis from the web, although I will be focusing mostly on Brexit. I plan to publish a summary when I wrap up. |
| You can read all the latest Guardian politics articles here. Here is the Politico Europe roundup of this morning’s political news. And here is the PoliticsHome list of today’s top 10 must-reads. | You can read all the latest Guardian politics articles here. Here is the Politico Europe roundup of this morning’s political news. And here is the PoliticsHome list of today’s top 10 must-reads. |
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