UK govt denies division over Brexit plans

London: The UK government has dismissed reports of disagreements within Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet over how to move forward with the Brexit process, it was reported on Thursday.
The Downing Street has indicated that Johnson would seek a snap poll in December if the European Union (EU) proposes delaying the present October 31 Brexit deadline until January 2020, the BBC reported.
However, some Ministers were understood to want to focus on getting the Prime Minister’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill through Parliament instead.
But Downing Street sources have insisted there were no splits in the Cabinet’s strategy.
The question of how to move forward with Brexit follows Tuesday’s key Commons votes, where MPs backed the Prime Minister’s deal at its first Parliamentary hurdle but rejected his plans to fast-track the legislation.
That defeat effectively ended any realistic prospect of the UK leaving the bloc by October 31 – something Johnson has repeatedly insisted would happen under his premiership.