UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson 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”. The comments came as a senior German official said that Britain should be prepared for “some kind of transition” period after it leaves the bloc in March 2019. Eleven serving and former Conservative MPs have also written to the EU and member states asking for a delay beyond 31 January to allow a second referendum.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson 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 European Council President Donald Tusk saying it was not possible to delay Brexit beyond 31 January, which he said offered “plenty of time” to ratify a deal. Eleven serving and former Conservative MPs have also written to the EU and member states asking for a delay beyond 31 January to allow a second referendum.