Boris Johnson declares he'd pull Brexit deal and push election if MPs back delay
Boris Johnson today declared he will pull his Brexit deal Bill altogether if his plans are voted down by MPs, the Metro reported. The Prime Minister threatened if MPs refuse to get his deal through in three days, the EU leaders back a three-month delay, The Mirror reported.
The as MPs prepared to vote down the his plans to rush the 110-page EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill through Parliament. He told the House of Commons: "Let me be very clear.
“I will in no way allow months more of this. If Parliament refuses to allow Brexit to happen, and instead gets its way and decides to delay everything until January or possibly longer, in no circumstances can the government continue with this.
“With great regret I must say the Bill will have to be pulled and we will have to go forward to a general election,” the source quoted the Pm as saying.
To remind, Johnson has already requested a delay to Brexit, by sending the letter to Brussels required by the backbench Benn act after MPs declined to support his deal on Saturday.
But if the government can force its Brexit bill through parliament in time, the UK could in theory still leave the EU by next Thursday’s deadline.