BORIS Johnson has said he would not seek a Brexit extension even if MPs passed a law compelling him to do so.
The Prime Minister insisted the British public really want to get out of the EU and don't want "more dither and delay".
He made the comments during a visit to a beef farm near Banchory in Aberdeenshire.
Legislation aimed at preventing a no-deal Brexit is due to complete its passage through the Lords today.
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Mr Johnson told journalists: "Alas, the Bill that is still before Parliament would make it – in theory it would mean that the Government of the UK was obliged to write a letter to Brussels asking for a pointless delay to leaving the EU.
"I don't think that's what people want. I think they were very clear about that.
"Not only would it oblige the Government to do that, but it would give the EU the power to decide how long the UK had to stay in.
"And I really cannot for the life of me think that that would be a democratic way forward.
"The big picture is look, we spent a long time trying to fudge this thing, and the British public really want us to get out, and they don't want more dither and delay."
Mr Johnson was then asked directly whether he would seek that extension if it is passed into law.
He replied: "I will not. I don't want to delay."
Mr Johnson previously said he would "rather be dead in a ditch" than ask Brussels for a delay to Brexit.
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Elsewhere, he fended off questions about his controversial chief adviser Dominic Cummings.
Former Prime Minister Sir John Major has branded Mr Cummings a "political anarchist, who cares not a fig for the future of the party I have served all my life".
Asked whether he would sack Mr Cummings, Mr Johnson said: "As I think somebody said in the Commons the other day, advisers advise and ministers decide."
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