Snap election speculation mounts as No 10 calls emergency cabinet
by Peter Walker and Jessica Elgot from on (#4PEBG)
No 10 says vote on bill to delay Brexit will be treated as 'expression of confidence'
Speculation is mounting that Boris Johnson could call a snap general election if backbench rebels succeed in passing a bill to delay Brexit, with a Downing Street source saying the issue would be treated as "an expression of confidence" in the government.
Johnson's cabinet ministers are being summoned for an emergency cabinet meeting on Monday afternoon, before the prime minister addresses Conservative MPs at a No 10 drinks reception.
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