Johnson Forms ‘War’ Cabinet as No-Deal Prospect Rises: Times
- Senior ministers to advise PM ahead of Oct. 31 deadline
- Rivals Hammond, Starmer form alliance to block no-deal exit
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson formed a war cabinet of six senior ministers to plan for exiting the European Union by Oct. 31, as a key adviser said leaving without a deal had become a very real prospect, the Sunday Times reported.
Johnson’s most senior aide, Dominic Cummings, a key leader in the 2016 Brexit campaign, called advisers to the prime minister’s residence Friday night and told them Brexit will happen “by any means necessary,” the Times said. Cummings said Johnson is prepared to suspend Parliament or hold an election to thwart those who may seek to block a no-deal Brexit.