Boris Johnson is making promises over Brexit he will not be able to keep if he w...
Britain's Secretary of State for International Development Rory Stewart speaks during the launch of his campaign for the Conservative Party leadership, in London, Britain June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Former foreign minister Johnson, front-runner in the race to succeed Theresa May, officially launched his campaign earlier on Wednesday with a commitment to lead Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31. He said it was “completely inconceivable” that the EU, which has ruled out renegotiating the deal it reached with May, would give Britain a new deal by October and that a no-deal was also not in Johnson’s gift to promise as parliament could block it.
Conservative lawmakers will begin whittling down the number of candidates on Thursday, with a round of voting which will eliminate at least one of the 10 leadership hopefuls.
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