Snap election speculation mounts as No 10 calls emergency cabinet

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2. Johnson plans 14 October general election, according to government source

The prime minister will ask MPs to back a general election for 14 October should a cross-party rebel alliance vote to take control of parliament tomorrow, according to a government source.

Boris Johnson is set to treat a vote by opposition MPs to take control of the legislative agenda as an effective confidence vote.

A government motion is set to be tabled by the government for a snap general election if rebels are successful in passing a motion to take control of the order paper.

There would then be a vote on Wednesday on a new general election under the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act, which requires a two-thirds majority.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/sep/02/brexit-latest-news-boris-johnson-threatening-to-deselect-tory-rebels-to-provoke-early-election-claims-gauke-live-news?page=with:block-5d6d5be78f08b61c80d95805#block-5d6d5be78f08b61c80d95805

This would be 3 days before the last EU leaders' meeting - whether a coalition could be formed in that time is unclear - you'd have to hope the EU leaders would be willing to give extra time if needed. See https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/sep/02/brexit-latest-news-boris-johnson-threatening-to-deselect-tory-rebels-to-provoke-early-election-claims-gauke-live-news?page=with:block-5d6d62dd8f0812d9e0267ae6#block-5d6d62dd8f0812d9e0267ae6