Brexit: Corbyn says priority is to avoid no deal, then election British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn makes a speech before the trade unions congress in Brighton on the day the parliament is suspended, saying Boris Johnson is trying to "highjack the referendum" and no deal means a "Trump deal Brexit." The opposition has said it will not allow an early election, which under British law requires a two-thirds majority in parliament in favour, until Johnson has either struck a deal or delayed Brexit beyond October 31. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES