brexit countdown_bg Created with Sketch. Boris Johnson will ‘sabotage’ a Brexit delay if he is unable to secure a deal with the EU before the October 31 deadline in a move which would almost certainly trigger a showdown in the Supreme Court, it was claimed today. The Prime Minister will try to agree a new deal with Brussels at a summit on October 17 but should he fail he will then reportedly refuse to comply with anti-No Deal legislation passed by MPs. A new rebel law, due to receive Royal Assent as early as tomorrow, requires the PM to ask the EU for a Brexit extension if the two sides have not struck an agreement in the run up to Halloween. But Mr Johnson will apparently defy the law in order to make sure he does not break his ‘do or die’ pledge to deliver Brexit with or without a deal at the end of next month. Downing Street believes such a course of action will guarantee an immediate judicial review in the Supreme Court with the fate of Brexit placed in the hands of judges, just days before the October 31 deadline. Tory MPs responded to the news last…