2 September, Boris Johnson: “I want everybody to know – there are no circumstances in which I will ask Brussels to delay. We are leaving on 31 October, no ifs or buts.”
3 September, Boris Johnson: “everyone knows that, if this Government are in charge and I go to Brussels, I will go for a deal and I believe I will get a deal, and we will leave anyway—even if we do not, we will leave anyway on 31 October"
3 September, Boris Johnson: “there are no circumstances in which I will ask Brussels to delay.”
3 September, Boris Johnson: "the Bill is shameful. I want to make it clear to everybody in this House: there are no circumstances in which I will ever accept anything like it."
3 September, Boris Johnson: “Enough is enough. The country wants this done and it wants the referendum respected. We are negotiating a deal, and though I am confident of getting a deal, we will leave by 31 October in all circumstances. There will be no further pointless delay.”
4 September, Boris Johnson: “He wants to spend £1 billion a month—net—to keep us in the EU beyond 31 October. I will never allow that."
4 September, Boris Johnson: “if I am still Prime Minister after Tuesday 15 October, we will leave on 31 October with, I hope, a much better deal."
5 September, Boris Johnson is asked: “Can you make a promise today to the British public and ask for another delay to Brexit?” and replies “Yes I can. I’d rather be dead in a ditch."
6 September 2019, Boris Johnson, in a letter to Conservative Party Members: “They just passed a law that would force me to beg Brussels for an extension to the Brexit deadline. This is something I will never do."
7 September 2019 Boris Johnson is asked if he would not seek an extension even if the Benn Bill passes into law and he says: “I will not. I don’t want a delay."
9 September, Boris Johnson’s spokesperson told journalists, during the morning lobby briefing, “The Prime Minister is not going to seek an extension."
9 September, Boris Johson: "I will go to Brussels – our Government will go to Brussels – on 17 October and negotiate our departure on 31 October, hopefully with a deal, but without one if necessary. I will not ask for another delay."
Yet here we are. On 31 October. Still enjoying membership of the EU.
I could go on. But twelve lies in one week makes the point: Boris Johnson cannot be trusted.
I could go on. But twelve lies in one week makes the point: Boris Johnson cannot be trusted.
