UK Prime Minister Johnson On Brexit: UK ‘Packing Our Bags And Walking Out’ In 25 Days



Politico: Johnson: UK ‘packing our bags and walking out’ in 25 days

‘No deal will never be the EU’s choice,’ says bloc’s negotiator Michel Barnier.

The United Kingdom will be “packing our bags and walking out” of the EU in 25 days, Boris Johnson wrote in two British newspapers.

Writing in the Sun and the Daily Express, the British prime minister reiterated his stance that the U.K. will be leaving the bloc on October 31 — and sought to place the blame squarely on Brussels if there’s a no-deal Brexit.

He stood by new proposals presented to Brussels earlier this week that the British government says could replace the Irish backstop negotiated during Theresa May's tenure, describing them as “a practical compromise.”

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WNU Editor: Here is an easy political prediction. It is going to be a crazy October in the U.K., and parliament is going to do all that is necessary to make sure there is another extension on Brexit till next year.


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