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