Boris Johnson has flat out refused to ask for a Brexit delay despite a law ordering him to do so.
The Prime Minister was asked if he will abide by the Benn Act passed by MPs which is designed to stop the PM using an election to crash the UK out of the EU.
MPs passed a law this month which forces the Prime Minister to ask for a three-month delay to the Brexit date – if there’s no agreement by October 19, straight after an EU summit.
Attorney General Geoffrey Cox today insisted the Prime Minister would obey the law.
But Labour figures believe the PM, a proven liar, could try to get round the law using a loophole. Or that he will force through no-deal by placing October 31 midway through an election campaign.
The Prime Minister is facing the threat of legal action if he refuses to abide by the Benn Act
Ian Murray MP told the Commons: “The supreme court judgement and the PMs performance in the house this evening shows that not only is he not fit to be Prime Minister but he’s embarrassing the entirety of that fine office
“To respond to my honourable friend from Cardiff North when she was appealing to him to tone [down] his language, that she’s got another thing coming is quite frankly disgraceful.
“He may screw up his face, but Hansard will show that that’s what he said.
“The problem the Prime Minister has is that nobody in this house trusts him.
“He’s been asked 5 times this evening if he would abide by all the provisions of the European Union withdrawal no2 bill and he refuses to answer the question.
“So for the sixth and final time if he doesn’t get a deal through this house, or a no-deal through this house, by the 19th October, will he seek an extension from the EU until the 31st January.
Boris Johnson replied simply: “No”.
