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✍ John Bercow has warned Boris Johnson against disobeying the law by not asking for a Brexit delay, threatening that extra “procedural creativity” in Parliament would thwart any attempt. The outgoing Commons Speaker said that the only form of EU departure possible is one backed by MPs, and urged the Prime Minister not to try to force a no-deal through against their will. In a speech in London on Thursday, Mr Bercow compared any attempt to shun the law over the extension with a bank robber excusing their crime by giving their loot to charity. The former Tory said that the so-called Benn Act aiming to prevent no-deal by forcing the PM to ask for a delay, means the only possible Brexit outcome was one approved by Parliament. He warned that it is “astonishing” that anyone has entertained the idea that the PM could disobey the law. “It would be the most terrible example to set to the rest of society,” he said. “One should no more refuse to request an extension of Article 50 because ...
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