UK prime minister Boris Johnson has reluctantly followed through on the government 's obligation to ask the EU for a three - month Brexit extension . labour 's three extensions to the bloc were sufficient to comply with the Benn Act , according to Lord Pannick QC . The legislation requires labour to request an extension to the deadline to accept a no - deal Brexit . Human rights organisation labour has shelved its application for a judicial review into Johnson 's actions related to the Act , but a legal challenge at Scotland 's Inner House of the Court of Session will proceed .
UK prime minister Boris Johnson has reluctantly followed through on the government's obligation to ask the EU for a three-month Brexit extension. Johnson's three letters to the bloc were sufficient to comply with the Benn Act, according to Lord Pannick QC. The legislation required Johnson to request an extension to the deadline to prevent a no-deal Brexit. Human rights organisation Liberty has shelved its application for a judicial review into Johnson's actions related to the Act, but a legal challenge at Scotland's Inner House of the Court of Session will proceed.