Brexit backlash: How plotting Remainers could ruin the Queen’s summer holiday
THE QUEEN arrived at Balmoral yesterday for a well-deserved summer break - but plotting Remainers could cut the 93-year-old monarch’s holiday short.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrived at Balmoral for the summer yesterday, greeted by a Guard of Honour from soldiers of the 5Scots. The Queen has spent most of her summer breaks during her reign at Balmoral - a royal tradition which goes back to Queen Victoria. While the royal couple usually stay there from August until October, a Remainer plot to block a no deal Brexit could call the Queen back to London sooner.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to remove Britain from the EU by October 31.
However, Britain’s new leader is already facing calls to remove him from government.
Pro-EU Tories have threatened to team up with Labour to schedule a vote of no confidence in the PM.
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While Mr Johnson has said he will deliver Brexit on October 31 “whatever the circumstances, no ifs or buts,” a vote of no confidence could force him to resign.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn revealed he would call for a vote of no confidence in the Government this autumn in an attempt to stop a no-deal Brexit.
He claimed his party would only call for such a vote “when we can win it” - but added it would be at an “appropriate very early time
The House of Commons is currently on Summer Recess which means the earliest a vote of no confidence could be scheduled would when they return in September.
If a vote of no confidence forces Mr Johnson to step down then MPs would have to weeks to form an alternative government.
If MPS cannot agree on a new government then a snap general election would be called.
How Remainers could cut the Queen’s holiday short
Any outgoing Prime Minister must hand their resignation into the Queen in person.
They must also notify the monarch of their replacement if one has been agreed upon.
If no alternative has been found and a snap election is to be called then the Queen must be present too.
According to the House of Commons library, the earliest date a Crown proclamation can be made to set a general election date would be September 18.
There is a chance Remainers will call for a vote of no confidence as soon as recess ends on September.
This being the case, the hardworking Queen could find her summer holiday cut short by several weeks.
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This year summer recess runs from July 25 to September 3.
If a motion of no confidence is passed there is a 14 day period in which MPs can pass a counter vote of confidence.
Boris Johnson’s team have dismissed claims he would refuse to resign following a vote of no confidence after it was found he would not be constitutionally obliged to do so.