Boris Johnson ‘will seek Brexit extension if no deal agreed by 19 October’

Boris Johnson will seek a Brexit extension from the EU if no withdrawal agreement is reached by 19 October, government documents say.

The revelation in a Scottish court appears to be a direct contradiction of what the prime minister has said in public, insisting that he would not seek a further delay and that the UK would leave the bloc on 31 October, with or without an agreement.

A Scottish judge is being asked to consider whether Boris Johnson could be jailed if he takes the UK out of the EU without a deal.

A legal challenge is to be heard at the Court of Session about whether the prime minister could be forced to delay Brexit if no exit deal is agreed.

However, Mr Johnson has said he would rather be “dead in a ditch” than ask European leaders for another extension.

The court case seeks to establish what might happen if he refuses to act.

The legal action has been initiated by businessman Dale Vince, QC Jo Maugham and SNP MP Joanna Cherry.

Via Sky News