Brexit: Johnson Seeks To Calm MPs Before Next Showdown Over Bill

September 15, 2020 by admin

Brexit: Johnson seeks to calm MPs before next showdown over bill

Intervention by PM raises expectations of a deal with backbenchers over legislation

Boris Johnson has privately sought to calm angry MPs who plan to back an amendment to dilute his bill that unpicks the EU withdrawal agreement.

His intervention raises expectations that the government will do a deal with backbenchers at a parliamentary showdown next week.