A furious Prime Minister confronted critics in the House of Commons in the wake of the bombshell Supreme Court judgement over his illegal prorogation, saying they must either 'stand aside' or face a 'day of reckoning'.
But Mr Johnson delivered a defiant tirade at those who are trying to stop him making good on his 'do or die' vow to leave the EU by Halloween.
He insisted he wanted to 'honour the promise' made to voters after the referendum, and then 'move on' to 'life after Brexit'.
'Instead of facing the voters the Opposition turned tail. Instead of letting the voters decide they ran to the courts instead.'
Asking 'what are they scared of?' Mr Johnson said: 'This Parliament must either stand aside and let this Government get Brexit done or bring a vote of confidence and finally face the day of reckoning with the voters.'
In a brutal rebuke to the Supreme Court, he said: 'It's no disrespect the the judiciary to say I think the court was wrong to pronounce on what is essentially a political question at a time of great national controversy.'
He added: 'We have opposition MPs that block and delay everything running to the courts that block and delay more... 'We will not betray the people who sent us here.'...read more>>>>
