The British government said in court papers that Boris Johnson would send Brussels a letter asking to delay Brexit if he did not secure a new deal by later this month https://nyti.ms/2o5zhs6
His predecessor won a Brexit deal in Brussels but failed to get it through the British Parliament. Boris Johnson is headed in the opposite direction, rallying support in London, but meeting a wall of opposition in Brussels. https://nyti.ms/2V9CqTL
Brexit: dismay in Brussels as Boris Johnson finally reveals plan https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/02/boris-johnson-unveils-brexit-plan-for-alternative-to-backstop?CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1570083354