Boris Johnson has insisted “I don’t want an election” as he urged MPs not to back a Brexit delay.
The British Prime Minister warned that MPs would “chop the legs out” from the UK position if they backed a “pointless” Brexit extension and stressed there were “no circumstances” in which he would personally seek a delay.
Mr Johnson said outside Downing Street: “Five weeks ago I spoke to you on these steps and said this Government was not going to hang around and we would not wait until Brexit Day – October 31 – to deliver on the priorities of the British people.
“I’m proud to say that on Wednesday the Chancellor, Sajid Javid, will set out the most ambitious spending round in more than a decade.
“I said I wanted to make these streets safer and that is why we are recruiting another 20,000 police officers.
“I said I wanted to improve your hospitals and so we are doing 20 new hospital upgrades on top of another £34bn more going into the NHS.”
Mr Johnson added: “To push forward this agenda on these and many other fronts then we need to get a Queen’s speech in October, while leaving due time to debate Brexit and other matters.”
The Prime Minister said he believes talks with Brussels have moved forward in recent weeks because the Government “wants a deal, has a clear vision for the future relationship” and is clear that the UK will leave the EU on October 31 “come what may”.
