UK opposition parties have agreed not to back Boris Johnson’s demand for a general election to take place before October’s EU summit.
Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the SNP and Plaid Cymru say they will vote against or abstain in Monday’s vote on whether to hold a snap poll.
The SNP’s Ian Blackford said they wanted to make sure the UK did not “crash out” in a no-deal Brexit.
But the PM said the parties were making an “extraordinary political mistake”. Read more