UK PM Johnson will ask for Brexit extension if no deal by Oct. 19 - court documents

LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris
Johnson will send a letter to the European Union asking for a
Brexit delay if no divorce deal has been agreed by Oct. 19,
according to government papers submitted to a Scottish court,
the BBC reported.

Last month, opposition lawmakers and rebels from Johnson's
Conservative Party forced through a law requiring Johnson to
request a Brexit extension but Johnson, while promising to abide
by the legislation, has said Britain would leave the EU, "do or
die", on Oct. 31.

In submissions to a Scottish court where anti-Brexit
campaigners are seeking to gain an order to force him to comply
with the law, the government said that Johnson accepted that he
was obliged to send a letter to the EU asking for a delay.

(Reporting by Michael Holden; editing by Kate Holton)