EU leaders are set to grant the UK a three-month Brexit extension with the majority of countries supporting the deal and only President Macron raising any objections.
Boris Johnson still insists the UK will leave the EU next week with or without a deal and he will seek a snap election if the EU grants an extension to January.
The prime minister was forced to send a letter to the EU requesting an extension, under legislation passed by MPs last month therefore it is extremely difficult to see how he will do this. The latest odds at the bookmakers is that it is less than a 4% chance we will leave before the 31st.
Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg told MPs the government “does not want an extension” and was “making every preparation to leave on 31 October”.
Chief Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings is reported to be urging ministers to abandon attempts to get the prime minister’s Brexit deal through Parliament and go for a December election instead. Cabinet ministers are meeting shortly and are expected to discuss the way forward.
French President Emmanuel Macron is concerned that a long extension could lead to more UK indecisiveness or an inconclusive general election but is expected to fall in to line.
If the EU approves the UK’s request for a three-month extension, Mr Johnson would have to accept it, under the terms of the so-called Benn Act. He would also have to accept any alternative duration suggested by EU leaders, unless MPs decide not to agree with it within two days.
Neither a motion for an early election nor another attempt to get the Brexit deal through has so far been scheduled for next week’s business in Parliament which leads many to think that the UK will NOT be leaving as promised.
UNN will be doing a LIVE broadcast tonight to discuss the ramifications of this.
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