Boris cheered as he vows to deliver Brexit on October 31 and insists No Deal is a ‘million to one’ chance

BORIS Johnson was cheered and whooped by Tories tonight as he vowed to leave the EU by the end of October – and insisted the chances of No Deal were a “million to one”.

He promised to introduce an Australian points-based immigration system if he gets into No10, as he answered questions from members and voters on Facebook and Twitter.

Boris insisted the chances of leaving without a deal are a million to one

Boris told activists in central London: “We are going to take this country out of the EU by October 31.

“That is what we are going to do.

“We are facing an existential threat.
“We all need to get this thing done and we need to move forward. I think they will want to get Brexit over the line on October 31 and move forward.
“When that election comes eventually, I think we need to be ready to wallop Corbyn for six and I am best placed to do it.”

And the chances of not getting a deal and having to leave with nothing were a “million to one against”.

Boris’ appearance was littered with ‘likes’ and ‘hearts’ from members of the public and Tories on Facebook tonight.

Elsewhere in the grilling this evening:

He vowed not to work with Nigel Farage to deliver Brexit, saying that the Tories needed to focus on their own politics.
Distanced himself from shutting down Parliament to get Brexit through

Some Tories have suggested the idea of shutting down Parliament to force through out exit, but Boris played it down.

He refused to rule anything out but insisted he was “not attracted to archaic devices like proroguing parliament”.

We need to be ready to wallop Corbyn for six and I am best placed to do it

Boris Johnson

Meanwhile, his rival Mr Hunt blasted Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as a “crocodile” who is “lurking” under the water of British politics, Jeremy Hunt has blasted as he faces a grilling from Tories tonight.

He said as the debate started tonight he referred to Labour as the “crocodile lurking underneath the water of British politics”.

And he vowed never to let them anywhere near No10 Downing Street, promising not to call an election until Brexit is sorted.

The Tories would be “thrashed” if they went to the polls beforehand, he insisted, no matter how good the campaign is.

Once Britain is out of the EU there is “so much opportunity to put Corbyn back in his place,” Mr Hunt added.

“All the things Corbyn talks about, standing up for people on low incomes… the party that does that is the Conservative party.
“Which was the party that introduced the national living wage?
“That’s created a thousand jobs every day in office.
“House building at near record levels.
“We don’t just talk the talk when it comes to social justice, we walk the walk,” he insisted.

He admitted he would not be popular with all Conservatives for saying he backed a third runway at Heathrow and the HS2 rail link, but claimed the massive projects were needed after Brexit so people could not say “this country has lost its mojo”.

In the grilling Mr Hunt also vowed to look at ways to introduce online voting to encourage more people to get involved with politics.

And he said he didn’t want to introduce tariffs but might have to in order to protect farmers after we leave.

Mr Hunt disputed Mr Johnson’s claim that Britain could carry on tariff-free trade with the EU after a no-deal exit, but would not say that he was lying.

He said temporary tariffs might have to be introduced in areas such as ceramics and farming to “mitigate the economic shock”.