i'm just listening to radio scotland and hear that according to UK govt lawyers they will apply for an extension if there is no deal by halloween. sounds like a change of policy - but who knows what is going on. rory stewart going for london mayor. that's a shame for him - i'm sure he would be happier wandering around cumbria and the debatable lands. he must be more ambitious than he likes to appear. i wonder if he is hoping to be asked to lead a temporary government = presumably Johnson is about to resign rather than be 'dead in a ditch' before asking for an extension.