The Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn told his colleagues that with Brexit delayed until the end of January, the immediate threat of leaving without a deal had been removed.
The Pope is being joined by the leader of the Church of England and the Church of Scotland moderator in what the Holy See is calling the non-denominational pilgrimage of peace.
In his rebuttal to Mr. Johnson's call for elections, the opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said he would agree to an election only after Parliament passed legislation barring a no-deal Brexit.