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Lib Dem boss Jo Swinson begs Jeremy Corbyn to drop his bid to head a crisis government


JEREMY Corbyn was formally begged by the Lib Dems to give up on his bid to be PM so Parliament can stop a No deal.

Ahead of a meeting of ‘Remain’ rebels, Jo Swinson wrote to the Labour leader to say she would work with him to bring down Boris Johnson.

 Jeremy Corbyn was formally begged by Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson to give up on his bid to be PM

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Jeremy Corbyn was formally begged by Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson to give up on his bid to be PMCredit: Getty Images – Getty

But she said there was no way Mr Corbyn could command the confidence of the Commons as PM – and he should make way for a caretaker.

She said: “Insisting you lead an emergency government will…jeopardise the chances of a no confidence vote gaining enough support in the first place.

“You have said you will do anything to avoid a No Deal, I hope you are open to a discussion about how conceding this point may open the door to a no confidence vote succeeding.”

It came as Downing Street refused to deny that it had sought legal advice over a five week closure of Parliament to force through a No Deal Brexit.

Sources claimed Boris Johnson has asked Sir Geoffrey Cox whether Parliament could be shut down from September 9 to try and stop rebel MPs taking over the Commons to extend the Brexit deadline.

But senior Government officials rubbished claims the PM was preparing for a snap general election on October 17.

The prorogation plan sparked uproar from ‘Remain’ MPs. Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer stormed: “Any plan to suspend Parliament at this stage would be outrageous.

“MPs must take the earliest opportunity to thwart this plan and stop a No Deal Brexit.”

 Jo Swinson wrote to the Labour leader to say she would work with him to bring down Boris Johnson

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Jo Swinson wrote to the Labour leader to say she would work with him to bring down Boris JohnsonCredit: AFP or licensors
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