PM says he will not ask EU to delay beyond 31 October as rebels seek to block moveBoris Johnson has issued a final Brexit ultimatum to rebel MPs by pledging to call a snap general election next month if the House of Commons pushes ahead with a bill tabled by...

The prime minister wants an election because he wants to stay in post. He is not doing it to deliver what’s best for the UKEvery government since 2016 has been driven mad by Brexit’s central contradiction – that there is an economic price to pay for the UK to take...