London, Sep 2: United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened on Monday he would expel rebel MPs from his led Conservative Party if they block his Brexit plans by voting to block no-deal Brexit withdrawal from the European Union (EU).
According to Reuters news reports, Conservative Party rebellious lawmakers were planning with the opposition Labour Party and others to take control of the British parliament and tie the authority’s hands with a law that would prevent a no-deal Brexit exit from the bloc which they believe would ruin the economy.
With just a day until parliament reopens on Tuesday, Johnson’s enforcers cautioned rebel MPs if they voted against in nature of his government then they would be transferring control of the parliament to the Labour Party chief Jeremy Corbyn.
“If they fail to vote with the government on Tuesday they will be destroying the government’s negotiating position and handing control of parliament to Jeremy Corbyn,” said a source in the whips office, which is responsible for party discipline.
“Any Conservative MP (a member of parliament) who does this will have the whip withdrawn and will not stand as Conservative candidates in an election,” the source said.
Labour Party, British main opposition political party, will pursue every possible step to block no-deal Brexit post-UK parliament reopens on Tuesday, party’s leader Jeremy Corbyn will say on Monday.
Party officials have warned Conservative lawmakers of the UK that their whip would be pulled out if they attempt to block a no-deal Brexit effort, according to Sky News reports on Sunday.
The Conservative officials who consume whip withdrawn are expelled from the political party in the British parliament, that means they sit an “independent” candidates, according to the reports.
Johnson vowed to deliver Brexit with or without reaching Brexit arrangements with the European Union (EU), but several Conservative lawmakers are seeking to proceed through a legal procedure to block an attempt of no-deal Brexit ahead of parliament suspension.
If any member of parliament of the Conservative party fails to cast a ballot with the authority on Tuesday, will face the whip withdrawn and will not sit as a member of the party in an election, according to Sky News reports, which cited a top-level source from the Tory leadership whips’ office.
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