The UK government has promised a court that Boris Johnson will send a letter to the EU seeking an extension to article 50 as required by the Benn act. 2) Act states that if Westminster does not agree to a Brexit deal by 19 October, the prime minister has to write to the EU seeking an extension to article 50 until 31 January. Jo Maugham QC (@JolyonMaugham) Here are the paragraphs Aidan O'Neill QC, Counsel for @DaleVince, @joannaccherry and myself, has just read out. They are from the written case of the Prime Minister and if the Prime Minister promises the court he will comply we need take no further time. If the prime minister refused to do so, O’Neill could return to court to ask for Johnson to be fined or jailed, he added.

Source: The Guardian October 04, 2019 12:37 UTC