Comments by UK prime minister, Boris Johnson
- I want to try and get an agreement
- We have greatly strengthened our position with the EU
- We are in the last stages of negotiating with our EU "friends"
- If the EU thinks that Brexit can be stopped, the less likely they are to gives us a deal
- The worst thing for democracy would be to cancel the referendum
- If we stop the UK from leaving on 31 October, it will do lasting damage to people's trust in politics
He's just reiterating his justification for proroguing parliament here without actually mentioning the prorogation. There's nothing else that really stands out apart from some possible 'famous last words' quotes that we may see come to light before this ends.
