Wednesday, August 28, 2019

"Boris Johnson Is Planning A Series Of Extreme Measures In The Coming Weeks To Force Through Brexit"

Buzzfeed:
Determining whether Johnson would be breaking the law by ignoring any successful rebel legislation or refusing to resign in the event he lost a vote of no confidence.

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Creating new bank holidays to prevent the House of Commons from being recalled during the prorogation period.
Meanwhile:
Boris Johnson’s brother in Hong Kong backs Brexit strategy as he plans UK hotel fund targeting Asian investors

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Johnson, 34, is in advanced talks to co-found a hotel investment fund targeting Asian high net worth individuals and pension funds. He expects the sterling, which has weakened 6.2 per cent against the US dollar in the past six months, to be a big draw for foreign investors. It has fallen 11.7 per cent since the referendum in June 2016.