British conservative leader Boris Johnson warned his party about the consequences of not delivering the Brexit. Johnson, who is the former British foreign secretary and currently the favorite to succeed Theresa May, said that the conservative party would not be forgiven by their voters if they withdraw the United Kingdom from the European Union on October 31 this year.
"We will not be forgiven if we do not deliver Brexit on October 31," he said, "We need to realize the depth of the problems we face. Unless we get on and do this thing, we will be punished for a very long time. There is a very real choice between getting Brexit done and the potential extinction of this great party," he added.
Despite being against the default position of his party, Johnson seems to disregard the necessity of a deal in order to leave the union in an orderly manner. He already proposed alternative arrangements to deal with the Irish Backstop (the issue that is causing the current deadlock), an alternative that is against the will of the European Union.
Johnson highlighted his opposition to a new referendum and urged his party to defeat Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn and "put Nigel Farage back in his box" in order to unify the country.
"No more unicorns, no more red lines, no more promises we can't deliver. That's how we get Brexit done, defeat Corbyn and unify the country," he said.
Johnson is currently the frontrunner in the race for the leadership of the conservative party, whose current leader Theresa May recently relinquished her post. He is one of the 11 candidates that aspire to be the leader of their party, of which only 2 (the most popular) will be able to compete for the post.
Theresa May is due to leave her post as the leader of the conservative party on June 7th and is expected to resign as prime minister once her successor is elected.