There is growing confidence Boris Johnson (pictured) can avoid being put to the sword by Nigel Farage's Brexit Party if he cannot honour his 'do or die' pledge for the UK to leave by October 31.

Britain will leave the EU in 25 days without a deal unless senior figures agree to compromise, in which case Boris Johnson will 'paralyse' the EU, senior aides revealed.

Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party are preparing to fight the next general election on the assumption that Brexit has not yet happened, according to leaked campaign documents.

Nigel Farage took to the stage at the event in Westminster this evening and savaged the deal the PM managed to agree with Brussels on Thursday, saying 'this is not what we voted for.'

The Brexit Party leader, who favours a No Deal exit, is advocating a 'clean-break' from the European Union and claims the current deal will not respect the referendum result.

As he prepares to unveil 600 would-be Brexit Party MPs, Nigel Farage predicted the poll will result in another hung parliament.

More than two thirds (68 per cent) of those who backed EU withdrawal three years ago trust the Prime Minister to deliver, in contrast to less than half (49 per cent) who backed the Brexit Party leader.

He announced the party will fight for seats held by Labour and other Remainer MPs. But while helping secure the Tory base vote, it may hamper them where they finished a close second in 2017.

PROFESSOR PHILIP COWLEY: Putting technicalities to one side for a moment, perhaps the most significant effect of yesterday's announcement is on what electoral strategists call 'optics'.

Angela Rayner taunted Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage today as she said Labour had nothing to fear from the Tories or the Brexit Party in its northern heartlands seats like hers.

Under the proposal, the Tories would have put up 'paper candidates' in dozens of Labour strongholds and done little campaigning in an attempt to give the Brexit Party a free run.

The Conservative Party's election manifesto flatly ruled out delaying the formal end of the implementation phase.

The Conservatives filed an official complaint to watchdog Ofcom after the decision to substitute the Prime Minister and fellow absentee Nigel Farage with dripping frozen water installations.

Nigel Farage (pictured today), who intends to spoil his own ballot paper, savaged Boris Johnson's 'oven-ready' Brexit deal and claimed it will give the UK 'many long years of indigestion' and 'agony'.

Andrew Bridgen, the Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire, 55, wrote to the Prime Minister saying that the country needs to 'go through a healing process'.

The Brexit Party leader braced his Eurosceptic supporters for an agreement which will likely impinge on their ideal Brexit wish-list.

JANET STREET-PORTER: Middle-aged father-of-five (or maybe six) has - yet another - baby: So will Boris Junior be a welcome small dose of 'good news' for house-bound Brits?

The UK's withdrawal from the European Union has dominated the news since 2016 and Johnson has been the leader of the country since July 24 but Bale appeared to be blissfully unaware of it.

For days, Iran denied that it was responsible for downing Flight 752 from Tehran to Kyiv on January 8. Johnson said he would do everything he can to support families of British victims.

Boris Johnson today suggested the UK could pull out of the Iran nuclear deal if Donald Trump proposes a replacement for the crumbling accord.

'Positive' talks are underway about a four-stamp set to be released in January 2021, after the year-long transition period comes to an end.

The two party leaders clashed over the pandemic as they faced each other for the first time at Prime Minister's Question in the hushed surroundings of the mostly-empty House of Commons.

The Republican lawmakers threw their support behind the new Prime Minister and offered him and the British people their 'unwavering support' as the country prepares to leave the European Union.

Jenny McGee, 35, was singled out for praise alongside Luis Pitarma, 29, by the Prime Minister after treating him at St Thomas' Hospital in central London.

Boris Johnson is concerned a 'Labour mole' is operating within Whitehall, say government sources. Confidential Treasury documents were leaked to Labour during the election campaign.

The Conservatives now have a massive 17-point advantage over Labour, according to the latest research by Opinium - up from around 12 points at the election.

Jeremy Corbyn is said to have put forward the reviled former Commons custodian for a seat in the upper chamber, as well as some of his closest left-wing cronies.

Six weeks after the dramatic election victory, YouGov research put the Conservatives on 49 per cent, far ahead of their main rivals on 29 per cent.

Boris Johnson today accused Jeremy Corbyn of a 'grotesque failure' to understand UK efforts to tackle climate change as the PM shrugged off criticism from a sacked ex-minister.

Boris Johnson today risked a major row with Donald Trump after he claimed the UK's extradition arrangements with the US are 'imbalanced'.

HENRY DEEDES: The Leader of the Opposition kicked off by attacking this week's deportation of foreign nationals to Jamaica, citing the case of a black boy deported for a drugs charge.

The Prime Minister found time to visit Connection at St Martins in the Fields church in London to promote his new plans to tackle the scourge of rough sleeping.

The newly-elected Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has savaged Boris Johnson's handling of the coronavirus crisis, accusing the Prime Minister of making 'serious mistakes'.

STEPHEN GLOVER: Boris Johnson's sombre television address last night marked a moment in this nation's life which all who watched it are likely to remember for as long as they live.

STEPHEN GLOVER - Let us be honest. The fact that Boris Johnson has been taken into intensive care suggests that he is gravely ill. We must pray for him. I certainly am.

STEPHEN GLOVER: Many people will have been uplifted by Boris Johnson's (pictured) stirring speech yesterday outside No 10.

In a phone call with Iraqi counterpart Adil Abdul Mahdi, the PM tried to cool anger by stressing his commitment to 'Iraq's stability and sovereignty' after the Iranian commander was killed.

Ahead of today's United Nations climate summit in New York, the PM will unveil plans for fund aimed at developing practical technology to help the world's poor reduce their impact on the planet.

The Department for International Development (Dfid) controls most of Britain's £14billion aid budget and has faced frequent criticism for waste and muddle since it was set up by Labour in 1997.

The Department for International Development will now not merge with Foreign Office and a borders and immigration ministry, separate to the Home Office, is unlikely in the cabinet reshuffle.

JAN MOIR: Wilfred, Winston, Oliver, Pericles, Diggory, Kevin, Josh? Whatever they decide to call him, what kind of a world will Boris's baby son inherit?

JAN MOIR: We are supposed to be sophisticated people, living in a time of enlightenment. Look at us. We paint pictures, play the piano and ice our cakes with star-shaped nozzles.

The former Tory spin doctor's arrival at Aberdeen Airport today marks the first time an unmarried partner has accompanied a serving prime minister on the traditional engagement.

STEPHEN GLOVER: Boris Johnson returned on a British Airways flight yesterday morning two days too late. He should have cut short his brief holiday in Mustique on Friday.

Appearing on This Morning, British-Israeli magician Uri Geller claimed he meddled in the General Election by gifting Boris Johnson with an energised spoon because he couldn't let Corbyn win.

The 19-year-old faces up to a year in prison after she was found guilty of 'public mischief' over her claim that 12 Israeli men gang-raped her in Ayia Napa.

George Osborne has used an editorial in the Evening Standard newspaper of which he is the editor to declare his support for Boris Johnson in a boost to the latter's hopes of being the next PM.

Prospective migrants would have to have a firm job offer before travelling and demonstrate 'an ability to speak English' under Boris Johnson's proposed system.

Boris Johnson wants to use the Australian immigration system as a template for Britain if he becomes PM. But his current plan does not include a target or pledge to reduce net migration.

Marcus Ball, 29, had been trying to prosecute Mr Johnson for allegedly abusing public trust during the EU referendum campaign in 2016 by saying Britain sends the EU £350m per week.