SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford claimed Mr Johnson was ”behaving like a dictator more than a democrat” as he called on the Prime Minister to “finally act to remove the threat of a catastrophic no-deal Brexit.”
Mr Blackford said: “Last night, Parliament once again defeated this shambolic Tory government. Today we have seized back control from a Prime Minister who is behaving like a dictator more than a democrat.
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“The Prime Minister must be stopped. MPs must unite across this House to take no-deal off the table tonight. We will defeat the Government again.
“So, can the Prime Minister tell us, when we succeed, will he respect the democratic vote of this House, the democratic will of the people we represent and finally act to remove the threat of a catastrophic no-deal Brexit?”
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Mr Johnson replied: “I might ask (him) if he will respect the democratic will of the people of the UK, as this House voted to do time and time and time again, and that is implement the result of the referendum.”
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