'Free the Islington one!' Johnson mocks Corbyn as he questions real power of McDonnell
BORIS JOHNSON mocked Jeremy Corbyn during a heated exchange during which the Prime Minister questioned whether senior members of the Opposition have been "muzzling" Labour leader.
Boris Johnson mocks Corbyn's authority as leader
Boris Johnson took a scathing dig at Jeremy Corbyn in his first speech back in the Commons after MPs were allowed to return to Westminster today. Mr Johnson mocked the Opposition for voting against a general election despite demanding a vote for over two years, with the Tory leader noting Mr Corbyn planned to call for one on Wednesday. Addressing the Opposition leader, the Prime Minister questioned whether Mr Corbyn was being "muzzled" by senior members of his party.
Mr Johnson said: "For two years they have demanded an election but twice they have voted against it.
"The leader of the Opposition changes his mind so often I wonder whether he will support an election today or whether the shadow chancellor or the shadow attorney-general have overruled him again.
"Because they know the voters would judge their manifesto for what it is – more pointless delay."
The Prime Minister continued: "Perhaps he is going to demand an election and then vote against it. Just as he said he wants to negotiate a new Brexit deal and then vote against that, too. Is he actually going to vote no confidence?
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"It seems he did want to call an election now but there’s a passage in his speech calling for an election now missing.
"But it was censored by the Stasi in the form of the shadow chancellor."
Mr Johnson added: "The Right Honourable Gentleman is being gagged, he is being muzzled, he is being held captive by his colleagues.
"They won’t let him say what he wants to say."
And to roars from the backbenchers Mr Johnson mockingly said: "Free the Islington one!'
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During his speech, Mr Johnson confirmed he resumed talks with the European Union in an attempt to secure a deal with the bloc before the Brexit deadline of October 31.
The Prime Minister said: “Sixty-four days ago I was told that Brussels would never reopen the withdrawal agreement. We are now discussing a reopened Withdrawal Agreement in the negotiations.
“I was told that Brussels would never consider alternatives to the backstop, the trap that keeps the UK effectively in the EU but with no say, we are now discussing those alternatives in the negotiations.
“I was told Brussels would never consider arrangements that were not permanent, we are now discussing in the negotiations an arrangement that works on the principle of consent and is not permanent.
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“I was told there was no chance of a new deal, but we are discussing a new deal.
“And this is in spite of the best efforts of the party opposite and this Parliament to wreck our negotiations by their attempts to take no deal off the table."
Mr Corbyn said: "After yesterday's ruling the Prime Minister should have done the honourable thing and resigned.”
The Labour leader added: "In truth, he is not fit for the office that he holds.
"Yesterday's Supreme Court verdict represents an extraordinary and I believe precarious moment in this country's history.
"The highest court in this land has found the Prime Minister broke the law when he tried to shut down our democratic accountability at a crucial moment in our public life."