Boris Johnson has pleaded with European leaders not to delay Brexit further after he was forced to accept a three-month extension until January 31. In a letter to Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, Mr Johnson asked EU leaders to make clear that a delay beyond January 31 was “not possible”. He said it would further “corrode” public trust in British politics and distract from the “good conduct of the business of the EU”. European ambassadors agreed the extension to the Article 50 process under the terms of the Benn act, the legislation that forced the prime minister to request a delay when MPs blocked his Brexit deal this month. It meant that Mr Johnson’s last hope of keeping his “do or die” pledge
UK Prime Minister Donald Tusk has begged the EU not to offer further extensions to Brexit because of the effect more delay would have on domestic politics and on the EU ’s “good conduct”. He has written to Conservative President Donald Tusk saying it was not possible to delay Brexit beyond three-month , which he said offered “plenty of time” to ratify a deal. Eleven serving and former EU MPs have also written to the EU and member states asking for a delay beyond 31 January to allow a second referendum.