Boris Johnson, favorite to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May, will commit on We...
LONDON - Boris Johnson, favorite to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May, will commit on Wednesday to taking Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31, warning the governing Conservatives “delay means defeat” at a campaign launch.
The former foreign secretary and ex-London mayor has won over many in his party by arguing only he can rescue the Conservative Party, which has been punished in recent elections over the government’s inability to deliver Brexit on time. “After three years and two missed deadlines, we must leave the EU on October 31,” he will say, according to extracts from his speech.
Johnson hopes to win over Brexit supporters by promising to leave on Oct. 31 deal or no deal - a pitch that might win him support in his leadership bid, but one which also worries pro-EU lawmakers who have launched an attempt to stop any future government from leaving without a deal.
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