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A NO DEAL BREXIT is looking increasingly likely as the European Union refuses to agree a new deadline with just four days to go until the UK is scheduled to leave the EU. Do you think Boris Johnson should push ahead with a hard exit on October 31? THIS POLL HAS NOW CLOSED.
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Brexit voters are bracing themselves for a nail biting week as the EU is set to make a decision on whether to further postpone Brexit beyond Thursday’s deadline. But a third delay - which Mr Johnson vowed would not happen under his watch but was nevertheless forced into due to the Benn Act - has been thrown into doubt by France’s Emmanuel Macron. The French President is said to be planning on blocking the EU from giving the UK more time unless MPs support Mr Johnson’s call for a December 12 general election.
His stance, which is at odds with fellow EU leaders, will likely be welcomed by Downing Street amid Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s dithering over supporting a festive poll.
MrJohnson's team stepped up pressure on MPs on Sunday to back the prime minister's bid to hold an early election and break the Brexit impasse, saying Britain was being held "hostage" by Parliament.
Mr Johnson needs the backing of two-thirds of MPs to hold a public ballot.
All political parties agree an election is needed to break the standoff over Brexit.
But their opinions on when it should be held differ greatly.
Labour has said they will not back a snap election until the EU grants a delay.
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The Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Liberal Democrats have joined forces, calling for a December 9 election.
Ian Blackford and Jo Swinson have written to EU Council President Donald Tusk urging him to delay Brexit until January 31 to remove the “risk of a devastating no-deal Brexit”.
While the government has argued October 31 remains the legal default date for Britain to break ties with Brussels, few expect him to meet his "do or die" promise to deliver Brexit on Thursday.
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More than three years since Britain voted to leave the EU, the divided country and its Parliament are still debating over how, when and even whether Brexit, Britain's biggest policy shift for more than 40 years, should happen.
A Downing Street source said the prime minister would do all he can to force an election to "get Brexit done", including considering options offered by other parties.
Mr Johnson said on Saturday: "Parliament cannot hold the country hostage any longer.
"Millions of businesses and people cannot plan their futures, this paralysis is causing real damage and the country must move on in 2020."
His culture minister, Nicky Morgan, doubled down on the message on Sunday, warning lawmakers that Thursday was still "the default leaving date".
"So that should focus minds," she told Sky News.
The government’s no-deal contingency plan to prevent gridlock on Kent roads near ports, known as Operation Brock, has been rolled out despite the high chances of Brexit not happening this week.