The Government might be able to Legally nullify the Surrender Act with an order from the Privy Council and take the UK out of the EU on October 31 without a deal.
Sir John Major who is a retainer said on Thursday night feared Boris Johnson’s government would try to bypass legislation reguring a Brexit extension by using an order of the Privy Council.
In a speech critical of the Government, the former prime minister said the move, which could be accomplished without the Queen’s consent, would be a ”piece of political chicanery that no one would forgive or forget”.
He said: ”My fear is that the Government will seek to bypass Statute Law by passing an Order of Council to suspend the Act until after October 31”, adding that such a move would be ”in flagrant defiance ” of Parliament and ”utterly disrespectful” to the Supreme Court.
