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Boris Johnson’s promise to get the UK out of the EU by 31 October has backfired badly after missing another Brexit deadline.
The prime minister based his campaign to be Conservative leader around claiming he would deliver Brexit by the October deadline and even claimed he would rather “die in a ditch” than delay.
But after parliament blocked a no-deal Brexit, Johnson was forced to ask for an extension to 31 January – more than three and a half years after the 2016 EU referendum.
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The Conservatives were even claiming Johnson would not ask for a delay as recently as 19 October.
#BREAKING: Parliament has voted to delay Brexit again. The Prime Minister will not ask for a delay -- he will tell… https://t.co/EB5MEt8pRm— Conservatives (@Conservatives) 1571495782
Of course, later that day, the prime minister did ask for a Brexit extension, and people have been more than happy to remind Johnson of his latest failure.
RIP Boris Johnson. Happy Brexit Day. https://t.co/YHdsnZLS0T— David Schneider (@David Schneider) 1572508286
Happy Brexit Day! I took the government’s advice, got ready for Brexit and spent the last few weeks head down writi… https://t.co/qplbisfv8g— Alan White (@Alan White) 1572501933
Happy Brexit Day! . . . . What's that you say Skippy? The politicians let Brexit drop down the mineshaft? https://t.co/VqRRS0lsUX— Iain Dale ⚒️ (@Iain Dale ⚒️) 1572506472
Good morning. Happy Brexit failure day... and remember not to leave your pumpkins out too late. At midnight they al… https://t.co/JoxfK786tL— Nitin Sawhney (@Nitin Sawhney) 1572505509
Happy Brexit Day Children! Hurry to the door of Number 10, before all the tiny bits of gravel, twigs & economic ins… https://t.co/bfsWg0oSTI— Aisling Bea (@Aisling Bea) 1572514735
Even Julia Hartley-Brewer, a prominent Brexit-supporting journalist, seemed to be mocking Johnson this morning.
Happy Brexit Day, everyone! Oh.— Julia Hartley-Brewer (@Julia Hartley-Brewer) 1572500745
And it wasn’t only the prime minister who made a promise he couldn’t keep – just look at some of his supporters.
Tory MP Mark Francois bizarrely claimed that the country would “explode” if Brexit wasn’t delivered by 31 October.
"if we don't leave on 31st October, this country will explode" Mark Francois has just imparted some horrendous, im… https://t.co/FbEQ4UUttz— dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 (@dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻) 1568723807
While Katie Hopkins was so certain the UK would leave by Halloween, she made this horrifying claim…
Thankfully, Hopkins has not been spotted by the Apprentice cafe this morning.
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