British Opposition Parties Unite to Try to Force PM to Seek Brexit Delay

British Opposition Parties Unite to Try to Force PM to Seek Brexit Delay
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a press conference in the Bellevue hotel conference room at the conclusion of the G7 summit on Aug. 24, 2019 in Biarritz, France. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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LONDON/BRUSSELSOpposition parties said they would try to pass a law that would force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek a delay to Britain’s departure from the European Union and prevent a potentially chaotic no-deal exit at the end of October.

The United Kingdom is heading toward a constitutional crisis at home and a showdown with the EU as Johnson has pledged to leave the bloc in 66 days without a deal unless Brussels agrees to renegotiate the Brexit divorce.