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Presidents Donald Tusk
Locations Europa building
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Headquarters locationBrussels, Belgium
Founded2009
Type of businessInstitution of the European Union
Formation1961 (informally); 2009 (formally)
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The European Council is a collective body that defines the European Union's overall political direction and priorities. It comprises the heads of state or government of the EU member states, along with the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission.

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Brexit: special sitting for MPs to decide Britain's future

Apr 19,2023 1:20 pm

MPs will be called to the Parliament for a special Saturday sitting in a crucial day for The Future Escape.

Parliament will meet on 19. To agree in October to a crunch EU Summit - as the Last Chance for Britain and the EU is understood a Deal before the October 31 deadline.

If a Deal is agreed, Boris Johnson , MPs asks approved - But if not, A Number of the options presented could be.

The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg says this could leave without a Deal , and the interruption of the Leakage completely.

MPs agreed a business motion in the lower house to take the seats.

Assuming you do, the extra day would coincide with an anti-British EU-exit in March run by the People's Vote campaign, which could see thousands of protesters in the direction of Westminster.

Brief line

The House of Commons only sat on four Saturdays since 1939, including the 2. September of this year, due to the outbreak of the second World War .

The Last time, it was a Saturday was sit 3. April 1982, due to The Invasion of the Falkland Islands.

The Prime Minister has said That he is determined That the UK leave the EU on 31 October , in spite of legislation, known as the Benn Action, which requires him to write to Brussels requesting a further delay if a Deal is not signed off Parliament of 19. October - or, unless MPs agree to an no business to Leak.

of activists to force the search to send the PM to The Letter or to allow to send a civil servant, it is his name, if he refused. You said you'd played the delay of the decision until the political debate had "".

No 10 has insisted That Mr Johnson will comply with The Law , But Laura Kuenssberg says there are still discussions going on in the Downing Street about The Letter , a second Letter , so That in the event That a delay is unnecessary.

head of the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn , said That his members would do "everything we can adopt in the Parliament, laws, if necessary, to ensure That [Mr Johnson] makes the application".

"The idea That the Prime Minister opposes The Law , But again is something That needs to be considered," he added, the reference

But the former Conservative MP Dominic Grieve , who Now sits as an independent After insurgents about Brexit , said he was a "little confused" as to the necessity of a one-off Saturday sitting.

"I understand, we are in the midst of a political crisis, But it is not a political crisis, which makes me think That we are not sitting on The Day before or The Following Monday," he told BBC Radio 4 's World at One. "The government has simply declared itself. "

'Very intensively'

talks are underway between the UK and the EU, After Mr. Johnson concentrated lock's new proposals for a Brexit offer to the replace the Irish return to the policy negotiated between Theresa May and the EU to prevent a hard border, returning to The Island of Ireland.

However, the EU has said it is the "fundamental changes" to the ideas to be acceptable for you.

For example, Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister ), Leo Varadkar told the Dail (Parliament) on Wednesday to take up The British proposal in Northern Ireland out of the EU customs Union was a "serious problem" for his government.

Mr Varadkar and Mr Johnson will be expected to meet for further talks later This Week , But After the two leaders spoke on The Phone for 45 minutes on Tuesday evening, the Irish PM, he believed it would be "very difficult" to an agreement before the end of the month.

The British negotiator, David Frost , will meet officials of the European Commission at a later date - But sources on both sides of the BBC Brussels reporter Adam Fleming said That the technical discussions effectively achieves the limit of what they could achieve.

But the home Secretary Priti Patel said the government had always put it off, in "very intensive" work in The Last few weeks, a Deal to be made, so That "nothing is over".

While the agreement was still their preference, they were "absolutely clear" That the United Kingdom, the EU would leave on December 31. October "come what may," she added.

Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay and the EU chief negotiator, Michel Barnier , will also be a lunch and discussion on Thursday, The State of things.

As The Clock ticks down in the direction of The Summit , the rising political tension.

After a No 10 source said That a conversation between Mr. Johnson and the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel , had a Deal "virtually impossible", claiming they made it clear That an agreement on the basis of his proposals was "overwhelmingly unlikely".

Mrs Merkel's office said it does not comment on "private" conversations would be.

But The President of the European Council Donald Tusk sent a public tweet to Mr Johnson, accusing him of playing a "stupid-blame-game" - a criticism also of A Number of opposition parties in the UK.

Meanwhile, the United Kingdom, I was told That it is still obliged to pay into the EU budget until the end of next year, even if it goes without a Deal this month.

The budget Commissioner, Günther Oettinger, said That the UK was fully taken for the year 2020 - The Last year of the Block of the current financial framework.

"If The British are not willing to pay more, we are sure That we will get The Money at a later time, But not immediately," he said.

This special session will be a great day.

because it is the moment when Boris Johnson either back to the singing of "hail to the conquering Hero " - if he manages to be That this elusive Brexit - or, more likely, returns with no-Deal and its next steps.

And, we hear, to leave No 10 can try to take the initiative by asking a series of movements, the vote for the MPs - in other words, you, you,, with no Deal , do you withdraw article 50, etc.

want to But at the same time That Boris Johnson wants the moment to try and take the initiative, it is clear That The Rebel Alliance of the opposition wants to MPs also seize The Day .

you want to make sure That Boris Johnson has to sit down, get out the Basildon Bond and write this Letter to the European Commission asking for a further delay.

So both sides are Now ready to try and control Saturday to win a map the next steps, assuming - and I think it is a fairly widespread assumption in the Westminster-Now -That it is not a Deal .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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