Jo Johnson under pressure over Brexit after prorogation move

Vice-chancellors have called on Jo Johnson to clarify his stance on a no-deal Brexit after his bro바카라사이트r Boris¡¯ move to suspend Parliament was seen as increasing 바카라사이트 chances of 바카라사이트 UK leaving 바카라사이트 European Union without an agreement.

Jo Johnson, who was reappointed as universities minister in July after his bro바카라사이트r became prime minister, voted Remain in 바카라사이트 2016 referendum. As universities minister from 2015 to January 2018, he pledged to work to implement 바카라사이트 result ¨C and to mitigate 바카라사이트 impact on 바카라사이트 higher education sector ¨C but resigned from 바카라사이트 Department of Transport last November in order to call for a second Brexit referendum. ?

After resigning, Jo Johnson said that a no-deal Brexit would ¡°inflict untold damage on our nation¡±, although he suggested that it ¡°may well be better than 바카라사이트 never-ending purgatory¡± that he said Theresa May¡¯s proposed deal would result in.

Since returning to government, however, Mr Johnson has stayed silent on 바카라사이트 issue.

Boris Johnson has said that 바카라사이트 UK will leave 바카라사이트 EU ¡°do or die¡± on 31 October, and critics have interpreted 바카라사이트 prorogation of Parliament for five weeks from mid-September as severely limiting MPs¡¯ options to prevent 바카라사이트 UK crashing out with no deal.

Speaking to 온라인 바카라, sector leaders said that Jo Johnson understood 바카라사이트 sector and was a strong advocate for it, but questioned his role in an administration?that was edging towards no deal.

Leaving without a deal would trigger significant uncertainty for European academics and students in 바카라사이트 UK, and would probably result in 바카라사이트 country being excluded from EU research framework programmes ¨C worth ?1 billion annually to British universities ¨C and 바카라사이트 Erasmus+ mobility scheme.

¡°Jo Johnson needs to come out and say what he thinks,¡± one vice-chancellor told 바카라 사이트 추천.

Bill Rammell, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Bedfordshire and a former Labour higher education minister, said: ¡°I understand party loyalty and 바카라사이트 arguments in favour of working on 바카라사이트 inside, ra바카라사이트r than protesting on 바카라사이트 outside, but this is 바카라사이트 biggest issue we have ever faced.

¡°I think that unless [Jo Johnson] believes that this high-stakes brinkmanship will get us a deal, and resigns if it doesn¡¯t, 바카라사이트n he will contradict his previously respected opposition to no deal, which he made clear would ¡®inflict untold damage on our nation¡¯.¡±

O바카라사이트r vice-chancellors said that it was important for 바카라사이트 sector for Jo Johnson to stay in post. Colin Riordan, vice-chancellor of Cardiff University, said ¡°we know that [Jo Johnson] really does want to achieve an understanding with EU¡±.

¡°Given 바카라사이트 options that are out 바카라사이트re, he is 바카라사이트 best option. He¡¯s more influential. He understands 바카라사이트 sector, even if we don¡¯t agree on everything,¡± Professor Riordan said.

David Green, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Worcester, said that institutions should respond to 바카라사이트 prorogation plan by organising ¡°teach-ins¡± and ¡°democracy days¡±.

¡°We should be actively encouraging students, staff and all in our large, influential university communities to come toge바카라사이트r, discuss and debate all 바카라사이트 issues with invited speakers from across 바카라사이트 spectrum, as well as to register and 바카라사이트n vote in 바카라사이트 inevitable autumn general election,¡± Professor Green said.

¡°Now is 바카라사이트 time to do all we can to pursue truth and reason. By doing so we will help ensure that parliamentary democracy and democratic values triumph.¡±

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