John Bercow: I’ll stop Boris Johnson breaking the law on Brexit

John Bercow, delivering the Bingham Lecture at Middle Temple in London.Photograph: Yui Mok/PAJohn Bercow has threatened Boris Johnson that he will be prepared to rip up the parliamentary rulebook to stop any illegal attempt by the prime minister to take the UK out of the EU without a deal on 31 October.In a direct warning to No 10, the Speaker of the House of Commons said he is prepared to allow “additional procedural creativity” if necessary to allow parliament to block Johnson from