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In the first episode of his new BBC show, Andrew Neil dropped a bombshell, revealing that insiders from Number 10 Downing Street told him that “under no circumstances” will an extension be considered. Speaking to Laura Kuennsberg about the Prime Minister’s possible future decision, the BBC host decided to drop some insider knowledge. He spoke to Downing Street sources who said: “Under no circumstances will Mr Johnson implement an extension.

He was told: “The Prime Minister would rather resign.” Another source told him “the extension equals extinction”. The BBC Political Editor immediately agreed. She said: “It is Brexit or bust for them.” READ MORE: 'Bankers were Remain!' Andrew Neil tears apart Corbyn over Brexit

Andrew Neil reveals what insiders told him

Andrew Neil and Laura Kuennsberg

There has been speculation over extending the deadline as the reality of a general election set in. Ms Kuennsberg advised to “pencil in an October election but don’t quite ink it in”. She explained: “Number 10 are confident and determined that they can, by hook or by crook, push the Commons to agree an election in the middle of October. “But there’s a lot of resistance in the Labour backbenches."

Andrew Neil on his new BBC show

She said: “There’s a lot of mistrust about agreeing to Boris Johnson’s plans, seeming to sort of walk into his ‘trap’.” She revealed that there are a lot of Labour MPs who think that agreeing to a mid-October election could allow the Prime Minister to “just come back, change the law again and take us out with no deal because the deadline is Halloween”. This group included the Shadow Brexit Secretary, Keir Starmer who, Ms Kuennsberg joked, has “not always been on exactly the same page as Jeremy Corbyn.” DON'T MISS

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