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		</div><p>Opposition leaders have discussed plans to ensure Boris Johnson asks for a Brexit extension, with fears he could flout the law introduced to prevent a no-deal.</p>
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<p>Jeremy Corbyn held cross-party talks in his Westminster office on Thursday over fears the British Prime Minister will refuse to ask the EU for an extension as required by the Benn Act.</p>
<p>The Labour leader spoke with the SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford, the Liberal Democrats’ head Jo Swinson, the Independent Group for Change’s Anna Soubry and Plaid Cymru’s Liz Saville-Roberts.</p>
<p>The discussion focused on how to prevent the PM ignoring the Act, which opposition MPs and Tory rebels passed to demand him to ask for a delay to Brexit until January 31, unless they back a deal.</p>
<p>Mr Corbyn, in an interview after the meeting, said they will take “parliamentary action” to ensure the PM does not “crash us out” of the EU on the current October 31 deadline without a deal.</p>
<p>“It’s not a matter of choice for him, it’s an Act of Parliament that was passed. Last night he seemed unable to give that undertaking,” Mr Corbyn said.</p>
<p>The leaders are set to meet again on Monday to discuss what motions they can introduce in the Commons to further force the PM to request the delay from Brussels.</p>
<blockquote><p>The cross-party group believe the Act is watertight, but fear the PM could break the law</p></blockquote>
<p>Mr Johnson has repeatedly signalled that the UK would leave at the end of next month, regardless of whether a new deal is approved.</p>
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<p>After the talks, Ms Saville-Roberts told the PA news agency: “The cross-party group believe the Act is watertight, but fear the PM could break the law.”</p>
<p>“They have form for us not to trust them,” she added, referring to the Supreme Court ruling that Mr Johnson’s prorogation was unlawful.</p>
<p>Ms Soubry added: “We did a pretty good job on the Benn Act, We think we’re alright.</p>
<p>“But the trouble is, I’m afraid to say, is that we have a Prime Minister who you cannot trust.”</p>
<figure id="attachment_140791" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-140791" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-140791" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/D2991A54-D062-4CF0-A262-BAD34B63A490.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="393" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-140791" class="wp-caption-text">Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson joined the talks with Mr Corbyn and other leaders</figcaption></figure>
<p>With Ms Swinson having to leave the meeting early to speak to police about a threat made against one of her young children, they also condemned Mr Johnson’s use of language.</p>
<p>Mr Corbyn alleged that the PM was encouraging people to act in “disgraceful and abusive” ways.</p>
<p>The Labour leader called for calm as he warned that using “excessive emotive language” like betrayal and surrender creates an atmosphere in which some people take it to “unbelievable extremes”.</p>
<p>He also committed to to whip Labour MPs to vote for a general election as soon as a Brexit extension is secured from the EU.</p>
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<p>“Once we have agreed on the extension and carrying out the law of this country – at that point, and I made that very clear in my conference speech – we will support a general election,” he said.</p>
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