LONDON—Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked the European Union late Oct. 20 to delay Brexit after the British Parliament postponed a decision on whether to back his divorce deal. But Johnson also made clear that he personally opposed delaying the U.K.’s exit, scheduled for Oct. 31.
A law passed by Parliament last month set a late-night deadline for the government to send a letter asking the EU for a three-month postponement if lawmakers had not approved an agreement with the bloc by Oct. 19. An hour before the deadline, European Council President Donald Tusk tweeted: “The extension request has just arrived. I will now start consulting EU leaders on how to react.”
