UK PM Johnson wants election to purge no-deal rebels - former minister Gauke

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government plans to lose any Brexit vote this week and call a general election, former justice minister David Gauke said on Monday.

"Their strategy, to be honest, is to lose this week and then seek a general election having removed those of us... who believe we should leave with a deal," Gauke, who opposes a no-deal Brexit, told BBC Radio.

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