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Monday, September 2, 2019

In an address given Monday at Downing Street, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would hold to the October 31 deadline for the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, commonly called Brexit. Parliament’s wishes if the governing body decided to extend the deadline for

Johnson’s longstanding position has been that Britain should leave the European Union even if there is are no formal arrangements in place to handle trade and other matters, a model called the “no-deal Brexit”. The current deadline for said departure is October 31, and certain members of Parliament are working on legislation to extend that deadline until January 31 of next year.

In his speech, Johnson said he was pleased with the progress Britain was making toward a formal Brexit, and added, “If there is one thing that can hold us back in these talks it is the sense in Brussels that MPs may find some way to cancel the referendum.” He went on to say, “But if they do they will plainly chop the legs out from under the UK position and make any further negotiation absolutely impossible. I want everybody to know – there are no circumstances in which I will ask Brussels to delay. We are leaving on 31 October, no ifs or buts.”

Although there have been rumors that he would use the speech to threaten to call a new election if Parliament tried to extend the deadline, he did not actually do so in this address. He did mention elections by saying he wanted the negotiating teams to function “without that sword of Damocles over their necks, and without an election, which I don’t want and you don’t want”.

The next scheduled general election in Britain, in which all the seats in Parliament will be up for new holders, is set for 2022. To hold one earlier, Johnson would need the support of two thirds of Parliament, which could take place no sooner than October 10.

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