To hold a general election before the default Brexit date, we need No Confidence on the 1st day

[muriel_volestrangler]

that the Commons is set to return from its summer recess.

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/parliament-and-elections/elections-elections/when-might-an-early-general-election-take-place/



But:

The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 gives the Prime Minister broad legal discretion about when an early general election should take place. Although the Crown sets a date, it is on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. In Scenario 1, for example, the Prime Minister could, as a matter of law, recommend a date later than Thursday 24 October, such as Thursday 7 November.

Unless the Commons changes its recess timetable, Johnson can prevent a new government forming before Oct 31st. Which means he can let a No Deal Brexit happen by default, even if he loses a no confidence motion.

Fuck. Talk me off the ledge, someone.

[hlthe2b]

1. Demoralizing situation on both sides of the Atlantic...

Sadly those who lived through the last period of similarly intense peril and could help us have some perspective are leaving us daily--just when we need our "greatest generation" most.