British Prime Minister Boris Johnson | UK Parliamentary recording unit/EPA Court papers show Johnson will ask for Brexit extension Boris Johnson still insists the UK can leave with no deal on October 31.

LONDON — Boris Johnson will write to Brussels to request a Brexit delay if he fails to secure a deal with the EU, court papers show.

According to Sky News, government papers submitted to the Court of Session in Edinburgh say the prime minister would comply with the so-called Benn Act, which is designed to block a no-deal departure from the EU.

Johnson has repeatedly insisted he will take the U.K. out of the bloc on October 31 without a deal if Brussels refuses to concede to British demands.

Rebel MPs passed the law in September, which says the prime minister must apply to Brussels for a Brexit delay if no deal has been clinched by October 19.

The court is considering whether Johnson could be jailed if he defies the new law and takes the U.K. out of the EU without a deal.

A Downing Street spokesman refused to comment but a government figure said "we will obey the law. It does not mean we will extend."

Later Friday, Johnson tweeted: "New deal or no deal - but no delay. #GetBrexitDone #LeaveOct31."

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