But. He was defiant but now Boris Johnson looks caught in the tight corner the u. K. Leader was told he cant force brags that without a deal hes got the parliament suspended but his bid for a snap election is rejected so what are his options now this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im homage enjoy him only a few days ago he said he would rather die in a ditch than ask the e. U. For an extension to briggs in negotiations but it seems Boris Johnson may have to admit defeat and find another way to deal with his deeply divided government his attempt to call an early election has been thrown out and parliament suspended for the next 5 weeks he needed more than 430 votes to get a snap election he only got 293 thats left him in a tight corner if he wants the u. K. To leave the block on october 31st so where does this leave it could there be a 2nd referendum and what will opposition parties do next we have lots to get into with our guests but 1st lawrence lee reports on a dra
I still fail to see that that will definitely exactly just come back again and again and again do we go back to 2 reasons mays dale do we perhaps attach to it they sort of idea that it will cost as long as the lungs the population can have another vote. And informed consent if you like this is now become a more fashionable. So so will say alex if Boris Johnson does go ahead and seek an extension from the e. U. How likely is it that that request would be granted. Stanley cappy its the put up earlier i do think it is i mean lightning created the economy comes and says no you did it would be negative c. Will stay the u. K. But when it hits base in germany and france for example as well sod i think its in anybodys decide to want to stay yet and no doubt come. You know the question may well be in tune so what length of extension would be off the same reports just as a french for example toying with it an extension of 2 years been proposed so that the brits could quote still without breaks i
That the British Parliament doesnt like it but the you wont change it so we just go round and round and round and round in circles and something has got to break this now i mean if some can i dont believe he can really come up with a different deal then maybe he can find a different way out of this i mean there are many people who signed up to support him when he was going to the leadership of the conservative party believing that he might potentially call a 2nd referendum now i know that looks unlikely at the moment but we had all of the let win a very senior tour and now a tory rebel only this morning saying that he now backed one and that many others do too could this potentially be a way out it would be an extraordinary one but its a possible one alex i saw you nodding so it looked like you wanted to jump in im going to let you have the opportunity now but i also wanted to ask you if you could expand on the point that was made there by sonia i mean a lot of people watching whats go