"Let's pull through Brexit until October 31st": British PM Boris Johnson spoke out against any extension of the EU exit on Monday before his office. "There is no scenario where I would ask Brussels for an extension," he said. At the same time he sees good chances for a possible agreement with the EU, they would rise at present, so the conservative politician.
"I do not want a choice, you do not want a choice," he said as well. Previously it had been speculated that Johnson might hold new elections Monday night. Johnson had previously summoned all Conservative MPs in the face of a looming parliamentarian revolt against his Brexit plans for Monday night.
The opposition and a group of about 20 rebels from the government faction want to force Prime Minister Johnson this week by law to give in on his hard Brexit course. According to a bill presented on Monday evening, they want to extend the Brexit deadline by three months, unless an agreement with the EU is adopted by 19 October.
This undermines Johnson's plans to win concessions with the threat of leaving without transitional agreements with the EU. However, the EU has so far excluded. Johnson said he hopes MPs will not vote for another Brexit delay. That would make further negotiations "impossible".
Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn appealed to MEPs on Monday to prevent an EU exit without agreement. This week may offer the "last chance". His party is working with other forces to "lead the country away from the abyss" again.
