British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged lawmakers to support an Oct. 31 Brexi...
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives to welcome King Abdullah II of Jordan outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged lawmakers to support an Oct. 31 Brexit, saying they had promised to honour the result of the country’s 2016 decision to leave the European Union. “I think that MPs should get on and deliver on what they have promised over and over and over again to the people of this country: they will deliver on the mandate of 2016 and leave the EU on Oct. 31,” Johnson told reporters.
Asked about the prospect of losing a confidence vote in parliament and whether he would then delay an election until after Brexit he said: “We are going to leave the European Union on Oct. 31, which is what the people of this country voted for.”
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