UK Leader of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg challenged other MPs to collapse the government if they can, as criticism over Prime Minister Johnson’s move to suspend the parliament grew. Rees-Mogg told BBC, “All these people who are wailing and gnashing of teeth know that there are two ways of doing what they want to do… One, is to change the government and the other is to change the law. If they do either of those that will then have an effect… If they don’t have either the courage or the gumption to do either of those then we will leave on the 31st of October in accordance with the referendum result.”
Some EU ministers sang a chorus against no-deal Brexit today as risks grow. Dutch Foreign Minister Stephan Blok said “it’s in nobody’s interest to see a no-deal Brexit,” and, “we still hope it will be possible to avoid a no-deal Brexit and we are looking forward to any proposals from the British government that fit into the Withdrawal Agreement”. Austria’s Alexander Schallenberg said “I fear so, yes,” that a no-de Brexit is more likely. But he also reiterated EU’s stance that “the ball is in the UK’s court… We have done whatever is possible to ensure an orderly exit of Britain.” Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said: “To support Brexit with the deal is a key issue because otherwise we will face a lot of negative consequences to our economies and our border traffic.”
