The United Kingdom's Parliament is in the middle of its summer recess and British politicians are plotting their strategies for dealing with Brexit when lawmakers resume work in the first week of September. Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists that he will take the United Kingdom out of the European Union on Oct. 31, even if that means exiting the bloc without a deal. The Conservative Party leader's position is that London can only reach an exit agreement with Brussels if the latter agrees to scrap the controversial Irish backstop , a concession that EU leaders have adamantly refused to consider. In the meantime, those opposed to Johnson's plan for Brexit at any cost, including all opposition parties and some rebels from the governing Tories, are looking for ways to avoid a hard Brexit. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is considering holding a no-confidence motion against Johnson.