Boris Johnson asks the EU to delay Brexit despite saying there were 'no circumstances' in which he would request an extension

Getty Boris Johnson writes to the EU requesting that is delayed, after repeatedly insisting that he would not. The prime minister had said he would rather be "dead in a ditch" than send the letter. Johnson declined to sign the letter and sent a separate letter arguing against a delay. The EU will now consider Johnson's request. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Boris Johnson has written to the EU asking to delay Brexit despite saying that he would rather be "dead in a ditch" th...