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.@BorisJohnson tells ITV News: “we will respect the law and we will come out on October 31.” Renewed chatter in Westminster & Whitehall that PM could send two letters - one asking for extension (to comply with Benn Act) & another undermining it 1/3
eg threatening to disrupt EU business (in hope EU denies request). Problem of course is that the EU might not play his game. They are following events in a London closely and won't risk being duped. However, as one senior EU official notes 2/3
"A50 refers to the constitutional procedures of the member state, which means that it is up to the UK Supreme Court to tell us which one is valid." Baroness Hale may yet have another decisive intervention to make 3/3
