British Opposition Leader Vows To ’Do Everything Necessary’ To Stop No-Deal Brexit

By Staff, Agencies

The United Kingdom’s opposition Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn vowed to do "everything necessary" to stop a no-deal Brexit as he prepared to meet other lawmakers to discuss tactics to block the government's plans.

The UK is heading towards a constitutional crisis at home and a showdown with the European Union as Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to leave the bloc in 66 days without a deal unless it agrees to renegotiate the Brexit divorce.

Corbyn said a no-deal exit from the EU would result in a "no-deal bankers’ Brexit," which would allow companies to earn profits at the expense of British voters.

"The battle to stop no-deal Brexit isn't a struggle between those who want to leave the EU and those who want continued membership," Corbyn wrote in the Independent, adding that a no-deal exit would leave the UK at the "mercy" of US President Donald Trump and big US corporations.

'It's a battle of the many against the few who are hijacking the referendum result to shift even more power and wealth towards those at the top. That's why the Labor Party will do everything necessary to stop a no-deal bankers' Brexit."

Britain is currently on course for a no-deal exit unless Parliament can stop it. Lawmakers return from their summer break on Sept. 3, reconvening for a fight that will determine the fortunes of the world’s fifth-largest economy.

Votes in Parliament have shown on several occasions there is majority support for measures to block or hinder a no-deal exit.

But any majority would be unstable, made up of lawmakers from different parties that are ideologically opposed, except when it comes to stopping a disorderly no-deal Brexit.