This week, members of Parliament who are opposed to a no-deal Brexit have pulled out all the stops to try to prevent British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson from taking the UK out of the European Union without a deal. The opposition Labour Party who has been calling for an election for months has even decided for the first time in history not to go for the usual "bring it on" and blocked Johnson's call for an election on Wednesday because once approved Boris can change the date with executive powers from the 15th October to after the leave date of the 31^st October. That was despite Johnson calling Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn a chicken and "a big girl's blouse." Meanwhile the House of Lords is busy with a marathon session to discuss a bill designed to block a no-deal Brexit on the 31^st of October. One of the Lords, Richard Newby tweeted a picture of himself on the way to the House with a duvet, change of clothes and a shaving kit as he prepared for a marathon session of debating as Lords supporting a no-deal Brexit threatened to filibuster, that is making overlong speeches and unnecessary procedural points to stifle its progress. But the filibuster was called off  and the bill is set to pass tomorrow. Once it has passed and has received royal consent, the Labour Party may be up for an election. The Wall Street Journal says it is high time that Brits get another say as the deadlock in Parliament is set to continue. The political landscape has changed dramatically in Britain since the Brexit vote in 2016 with the middle ground of MPs and voters who have been ejected from the Tories, who have moved to the right and Labour which has shifted to the left, having no political home. But with opinion polls indicating that the Brits are still split in the middle on their views on Brexit; it is unclear whether another election will declare a clear winner. – Linda van Tilburg

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The next Brexit election

By The Editorial Board

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