UK's Labour to hold talks with other parties on election timing
- Country:
- United Kingdom
Britain's opposition Labour Party will hold talks with other opposition parties to discuss its support, and possible date, for a general election, its foreign affairs spokeswoman said on Friday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pushing for an election on Oct. 15, two weeks before the United Kingdom is due to leave the EU, though opposition parties are debating which date they would accept.
"We need to be absolutely sure that we are not going to end up in a situation where the general election is used as a distraction whilst they (the government) by some cunning wheeze bounce us out of the European Union without a deal," Emily Thornberry told BBC radio. Asked what date Labour would support, she said: "These are things which are subject to discussions at the moment, not just within my party, but with other parties as well."
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Labour Party
- opposition parties
- Emily Thornberry
- Britain
- Boris Johnson
- government
- EU
ALSO READ
"Political case, targeting opposition parties..." K Kavitha after court extends her judicial custody till April 23
Centre trying to force opposition parties to 'surrender' by misusing agencies: K T Rama Rao
Britain will not block arms sales to Israel, says UK's Cameron
Britain's Tesco expects profit rise in 2024/25 year
Britain will not block arms sales to Israel, says UK's Cameron