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The UK government will not break the law forcing them to delay Brexit, the UK Justice Secretary has said.
Members of Parliament passed an act earlier this month designed to force prime minister Boris Johnson to seek a delay if he fails to ratify a Brexit deal by the middle of October.
However, Johnson has insisted there are “no circumstances” under which he will seek another delay to Brexit.
The Justice Secretary Robert Buckland dismissed suggestions Johnson would break the law.
“That is not what we are about that is not what we will do,” he said.
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Boris Johnson could be forced to delay Brexit, despite repeatedly insisting that he won’t, the UK Justice Secretary has said.

Opposition members of parliament passed a new law earlier this month which is designed to force the prime minister to seek another delay to Brexit, if he has failed to ratify a Brexit deal with the EU by the middle of October.

Following its passage Johnson insisted that there were “no circumstances” in which he would request an extension, adding that he would rather be “dead in a ditch” than request another delay.

Other ministers, including the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, have suggested that there may be loopholes in the law that would allow the UK government to avoid seeking an extension.

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Senior government sources have also reportedly suggested that the prime minister would simply refuse to follow the law.

However, Johnson’s Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Robert Buckland, on Tuesday told Sky News that the government could have little choice but to accept a delay if it were offered.

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Source:: Business Insider