Javid: government will push for general election 'again and again'

Chancellor says Tories will insist on election but experts outline problems with pre-Christmas vote

Sajid Javid has said the government will repeatedly push for a general election if parliament rejects Boris Johnson’s motion on Monday, as electoral administrators outlined potential problems with a pre-Christmas election including a lack of polling stations and late postal votes.

Johnson on Thursday night threatened to pull his Brexit deal if Jeremy Corbyn rejected the offer of a general election on 12 December, but Labour appeared poised to block Monday’s motion by telling MPs to abstain. The party has said it would only back an early election when a no-deal Brexit scenario could be firmly ruled out.

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