Labour open to compromise on Johnson’s Brexit deal, says McDonnell

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Labour has said it remains open to a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;compromise” with the British Government which could allow Boris Johnson to get his Brexit deal through Parliament&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads1--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Following inconclusive talks between Mr Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday&comma; shadow chancellor John McDonnell said a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;dialogue” with ministers was continuing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Johnson has said he is ready to push for a general election after his attempt to fast-track the Withdrawal Agreement Bill through the Commons hit the buffers on Tuesday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Cabinet is meeting in political session today – without civil servants present – heightening speculation they will seek to go for a December poll&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; under the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act &lpar;FTPA&rpar; that would require a two-thirds &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;super majority” of MPs – effectively meaning Labour support would be necessary&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking to reporters at Westminster&comma; Mr McDonnell said that Labour was ready for an election &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;whenever it comes”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However he refused to be drawn on whether it would vote for a motion tabled under the FTPA&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We will see what happens&period; We are trying to take this in stages&period; We will confront that hurdle when we see it&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads2--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>The Labour Party are running scared and I can completely understand why<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Earlier Tory Party chairman James Cleverly accused Labour of &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;running scared” of a general election amid continuing &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;confusion” over its position on Brexit&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We’ve been calling for a general election&comma; me personally&comma; the Prime Minister&comma; my friends and colleagues all around the country&comma; for months now&comma;” he told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Labour Party are running scared and I can completely understand why&comma; their Brexit message is confused at best&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads3--><&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed50cb878f0">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; function &lpar;&rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; false &equals;&equals;&equals; &lpar; window&period;isWatlV1 &quest;&quest; false &rpar; &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&sol;&sol; Use Aditude scripts&period;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings &equals; window&period;tudeMappings &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings&period;push&lpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;divId&colon; 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed50cb878f0'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;format&colon; 'belowpost'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; document&period;readyState &equals;&equals;&equals; 'loading' &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;document&period;addEventListener&lpar; 'DOMContentLoaded'&comma; window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; else &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback&lpar;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>


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