Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission (EC), the administrative wing of the European Union (EU), threw a lifeline to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson by ruling out on Thursday an extension to the Brexit negotiation period beyond October 31.
He said in answer to a question: “If we have a deal, we have a deal and there is no need for prolongation.”
This put pressure on wavering British MPs to seriously consider voting in favour of the Withdrawal Agreement, arrived at between the EC and the British government and announced earlier in the day.
Johnson is obliged under a law passed by