Boris Johnson is set to call a general election within days if Parliament blocks a no-deal Brexit

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• Boris Johnson is considering plans to call snap general election as early as Wednesday.
• The UK prime minister mulls plans to call an early election if members of Parliament vote on Tuesday to block a no-deal Brexit.
• Around a dozen Conservative rebels are poised to back the vote, despite threats from Johnson that they will be sacked from the party.
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UK prime minister Boris Johnson is planning to announce plans to to call a general election, if members of Parliament vote to block a no-deal Brexit this week, according to multiple reports.

The House of Commons is due to vote on plans to force the UK government to seek an extension to the Brexit deadline of October 31, in order to avoid crashing out of the EU without a deal.

However, Johnson will on Monday afternoon call an emergency meeting of his cabinet, amid mounting discussions within Downing Street about calling a snap poll next month, the BBC reports.

Downing Street signalled that the House of Commons vote on Brexit would be treated as a confidence vote in the government.

"Tomorrow's possible vote is an expression of confidence in government's negotiating position to secure a deal and will be treated as such," a Downing Street spokesperson told the Guardian.

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