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Will leave EU on Oct 31 'come what may': Boris Johnson hints no-deal Brexit

Johnson said an alternative to a "compromise for both sides" -- which included no customs checks "at or near" the Northern Irish border -- was for Britain to leave without a deal

Boris Johnson

UK PM Boris Johnson | Photo: Reuters

AFP | PTI Manchester

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday urged the EU to compromise as he prepared to submit a new Brexit plan but warned Britain was ready to leave without a deal on October 31, "come what may".

Johnson said an alternative to a "compromise for both sides" -- which included no customs checks "at or near" the Northern Irish border -- was for Britain to leave without a deal, "an outcome for which we are ready".

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First Published: Oct 02 2019 | 5:25 PM IST

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