Anti-Brexit Tory Tries to Stop Next PM Suspending Parliament
- Veteran MP Grieve proposes amendment to prevent a no-deal exit
- Speaker to decide whether to select amendment for vote Tuesday
Dominic Grieve, U.K. lawmaker.
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U.K. Conservatives working to prevent a chaotic Brexit have proposed legislation to stop the next prime minister suspending Parliament to force a no-deal break from the European Union.
Dominic Grieve, a former attorney general and veteran anti-Brexit rebel, proposed an amendment that would require Parliament to be in session on Sept. 4, Oct. 9 and then every two weeks until Dec. 18 -- effectively making it impossible for Theresa May’s successor to suspend the legislature to try to bypass lawmakers ahead of the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline.