Boris Johnson Promises Brexit On October 31

Pro-Brexit champion Boris Johnson on Tuesday promised an exit from the European Union on October 31, after his overwhelming victory in the race at Downing Street, but it remains to be seen whether he will be able to secure the concessions he claims from Brussels. .

The former mayor of London and former foreign minister, who was opposed to the current head of diplomacy Jeremy Hunt, won 66% of the votes of the 159,000 or so Conservative Party members who spoke.

Pro-Brexit champion Boris Johnson on Tuesday promised an exit from the European Union on October 31, after his overwhelming victory in the race at Downing Street, but it remains to be seen whether he will be able to secure the concessions he claims from Brussels.

“We will implement Brexit on October 31”, the deadline after two postponements, he said after the announcement, without much surprise, that it would be he who would succeed the Prime Minister Theresa May. “We will take advantage of all the opportunities this will bring in a new positive spirit”.

The former mayor of London and former foreign minister, who was opposed to the current head of diplomacy Jeremy Hunt, won 66% of the votes of the 159,000 or so Conservative Party members who spoke.

He becomes head of the Tories and officially takes office as prime minister Wednesday afternoon after a visit to Queen Elizabeth II.