Prime Minister Boris Johnson will lobby for a general election if EU member states confirm a three - month extension to the Brexit deadline . Johnson announced that the government could not vote if leaving the EU was delayed further , stating MPs ' constituents would " not be fooled " and would think the delay unnecessary . "Most things have not changed," he added. A minimum of 25 days is required between an election being triggered and polling day , meaning the earliest possible date would be 25 November . However , it remains uncertain what No 10 's plans would be if a shorter deadline were to be agreed with the EU .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will lobby for a general election if EU member states confirm a three - month extension to the Brexit deadline . Johnson announced that the government could not vote if leaving the EU was delayed further , stating MPs ' constituents would " not be fooled " and would think the delay unnecessary . A minimum of 25 days is required between an election being triggered and polling day , meaning the earliest possible date would be 25 November . However , it remains uncertain what No 10 's plans would be if a shorter deadline were to be agreed with the EU .