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And Dr David Bull said the EU was doing everything it could to manoeuvre Britain into having a second referendum - one which he feared could be “rigged” in favour of Remain. His remarks came after a team spearheaded by SNP MP Joanna Cherry QC lodged a case with Scotland’s Court of Session on Friday aimed at forcing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to comply with the requirements of the Benn Act, whereby he will need to request a further delay to Article 50 if no deal with the bloc has been agreed by October 19. The Government subsequently confirmed in written papers sent to the court that Mr Johnson would do so.

Dr Bull said: “The Court of Session was the one which first said the suspension of Parliament was unlawful. “The High Court then said it was lawful and the Supreme Court overturned that. “What worries me here is this does smack of a sort of ‘London lecture policy’. “People can see this is a battle between normal people and the educated elites.

Dr David Bull fears a push towards a second vote he fears would be "rigged"

Boris Johnson has amended his "bombastic" approach, said Dr Bull

“What they want in London is to stop him from proroguing Parliament and leaving with no deal. “But they are desperately trying to throw up roadblocks here, which is what this is really about.” Dr Bull was elected to the European Parliament in May, along with 27 others including Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage, in May. Since then he has been able to study the attitude towards the UK quitting the EU at close quarters and he said: “Within the EU, Brussels obviously has a massive interest in keeping us in. JUST IN: ‘Just accept it!’ Varadkar urged to stop trying to 'thwart Brexit'

SNP MP Joanna Cherry QC outside Scotland's Court of Session

Dr David Bull with Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage

Dr Bull suggested some MPs, such as Labour's Stephen Kinnock, might be tempted to back Mr Johnson in a new Commons vote

As a result, Eurocrats were going to “Plan B” Dr Bull said, which involved delaying the process in the hope of a second referendum bing called. He added: “With postal voting I worry about possible rigging of ballots.” Dr Bull suggested Mr Johnson’s strategy in the face of sustained resistance from Parliament and the courts was to make an appeal over their heads direct to the British people.

European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker

He added: “What I think Boris is very clearly doing is trying to garner to public opinion.” However, Dr Bull, who as a member of the Brexit Party advocates a “clean-break” Brexit rather than a rehashed version of Theresa May’s thrice-rejected withdrawal agreement, was concerned about the prospect of the Prime Minister compromising in order to get what he terms a “dog’s dinner” of a deal over the line. By way of evidence, he pointed to what suggested was the more conciliatory tone adopted by Mr Johnson in Parliament on Wednesday.

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