Jo Swinson: we want an election on 9 December
Opposition parties are overcoming their opposition to an early general election, and are putting forward their own strategies for how to hold one. The Liberal Democrats and the SNP plan to submit a short amendment to the Fixed-term Parliaments Act tomorrow, which would set an election date for 9 December. Lib Dem Leader Jo Swinson told Andrew Marr about the bill and the conditions that would be attached to it:
Lib Dems’ new bill will set the date for the next election and takes a no deal #Brexit off the table says leader Jo Swinson#Marr https://t.co/3gQzFoUXet pic.twitter.com/JMMkAMcrCX
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) October 27, 2019
JS: This bill is very straightforward. It would set the date for the next election on 9 December. But crucially, it would be conditional on there being an extension to Article 50, which would mean no deal is taken off the table.
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