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LONDON, Sept.26-- Opposition parties at Westminster announced Thursday they are planning a joint effort to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal. The House of Commons has passed a bill, signed by the British monarch, requiring Johnson to ask Brussels for an extension of Britain's membership if there is no deal in place by mid-October. Johnson has insisted Britain will leave the bloc "with or without a deal" on Oct. 31, adding he will not ask for an extension. Labour, the Scottish National Party (SNP), Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru (the Party of Wales) as well as the Green Party, agreed to meet Monday to consider all parliamentary mechanisms to stop a no-deal Brexit. The main opposition Labour Party said the parties agreed that stopping a no-deal Brexit was a priority. Liz Saville Roberts, the Plaid Cymru leader in the Parliament, told Sky News that opposition party leaders agreed that she would investigate what might be done to impeach or censure Johnson. She said: "I hope that we will find a way of censuring the prime minister. That's what I raised with the leaders of the opposition parties today. And we will be looking together at how to take that forward." Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would push his MPs to vote for a general election as soon as a Brexit delay is implemented. Corbyn said: "We will be taking parliamentary action on this again next week to ensure that the prime minister does not crash us out of the EU on October 31 without a deal." | 
