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Scottish judge rejects legal bid forcing UK PM to delay Brexit

A Scottish court rejected a legal bid that sought to force U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to abide by a new law designed to prevent a no-deal Brexit this month by postponing the Oct. 31 departure date, BBC News and Bloomberg News reported.

Judge Peter Cullen said in his Oct. 7 ruling that "there can be no doubt" the prime minister will comply with the law, which requires Johnson to ask the EU by Oct. 19 to extend the Brexit date to Jan. 31, 2020, in the absence of a ratified withdrawal agreement.

Cullen said there was no need for "coercive orders" against Johnson or his government, noting that Johnson's "unequivocal assurances" to ask the EU to delay Brexit were sufficient.

Johnson's statements outside the court, including his insistence to deliver Brexit on Oct. 31, had no weight, Cullen also said.

A higher court is expected to hear Oct. 8 an appeal to Cullen's decision, according to Bloomberg News.

Johnson recently submitted new proposals to the EU in a bid to break the Brexit stalemate, but European Council President Donald Tusk said Brussels was "unconvinced" by the offer.