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The queen’s big Brexit moment?
If Boris Johnson loses a vote of confidence and refuses to go, it could be up to the monarch to intervene.
LONDON — Brexit is so divisive there might be only one way to get it sorted — call the queen!
- Charlie Cooper
- Politico
No, not to send politicians to the Tower of London, but to resolve a potential standoff with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Dominic Cummings, the most senior official in Johnson’s new-look Downing Street, has reportedly told aides that his boss — who is determined to deliver Brexit by October 31 — would be prepared to defy a vote of no confidence from the House of Commons (should one be called and should it succeed when…