Originally Posted by Chris

Corbyn didn’t want to immediately call for a No Confidence vote because last week it very quickly became clear he might not win one and even if he did, wouldn’t be able to form an alternative government. That’s why yesterday they all came out of that meeting patting themselves on the back for being all clever and cooperative and agreeing to try to pass a law preventing No Deal. They have to make the best of what’s achievable, and that is some way short of unseating Boris Johnson and his government.

Prorogation basically makes it impossible for them to pass any legislation before 31 October because most of the fortnight between the State Opening of Parliament and Brexit Day will be taken up with the Queen’s Speech debate and other government business. What little time opposition MPs might be able to purloin, will not be enough. There’s no point them commencing any legislation between now and 10 September either, because anything that hasn’t completed passage by the date of prorogation automatically fails.