Johnson Says ‘No Delay’ After Lawyer Promises to Seek Extension
- Lawyer laments prime minister’s ‘capacity for self-deception’
- Lawsuit seeks to force prime minister to comply with Benn Act
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The British prime minister’s lawyers promised a Scottish court he will obey a law that forces him to postpone Brexit if he can’t reach a deal. Hours later, however, Boris Johnson tweeted that doesn’t mean there will be a delay.
At a hearing in Edinburgh on Friday, Johnson’s attorneys pledged to seek an extension to the Brexit negotiations if he fails to reach a deal with the European Union, contradicting his vow last month to die in a ditch rather than seek another delay.