Boris Johnson Insists Britain Will Leave EU by October 31

• 10.05.2019, 10:43
•  Europe,  World

Boris Johnson insisted Britain will leave the EU by October 31 "without delay" despite bombshell court documents suggesting he might push back Brexit, The Sun reports.

The PM stuck to the Halloween deadline despite Government papers released in Scotland this afternoon claiming he would send a letter to Brussels, seeking a third extension to Article 50.

This appears to contradict what Boris has said where he insisted he would not ask the EU for a delay.

And the PM has never admitted in public before that he would send a letter to Brussels as the new law would require.

This afternoon Government sources were quick to stress that this did not mean there would have to be a Brexit delay.

Leading Brexiteer Steve Baker revealed he had been told this.

He said: "All this means is the government will obey the law. We will still leave."

And a senior No10 source told the BBC that the law didn't stop Boris from doing other things to allow the UK to still leave.

"The Government will comply with the Benn Act, which only imposes a very specific narrow duty concerning Parliament’s letter requesting a delay.

"The Government is not prevented by Act from doing other things that cause no delay including other communications, private and public."

"People will have to wait to see how this is reconciled.

"The Government is making its true position on delay known privately in Europe and this will become public soon."

It has yet to be revealed how Boris could find a way to obey the so-called 'Surrender Act' and still leave at the end of the month.