Boris in family feud

British PM running out of friends as his brother resigns as MP

BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson will campaign in Scotland for an election he is yet to successfully call, after a torrid day in which his brother resigned from government.

Mr Johnson, who will make a fresh attempt next week to force the mid-october snap election, was due to announce a post-brexit funding boost for Scottish farmers during a visit to Aberdeenshire.

He will then stay at Queen Elizabeth II’S Balmoral estate and dine with her, an annual weekend-long tradition for prime ministers but one Mr Johnson had to cut short to one night because of the political turmoil in Westminster.

Labour and the Scottish National Party could again refuse to back the PM’S attempt to get an early election, because of concerns the poll should be delayed until a Brexit deadline extension has been secured.

The PM’S continued campaigning comes after a day of unwelcome events in which his brother, Jo, quit as a junior minister and said he would also step down as an MP.

The pro-eu Jo Johnson described facing “unresolvable tension” and being “torn between family loyalty and the national interest”.

But Boris Johnson maintained his uncompromising stance on Brexit, saying he would rather be “dead in a ditch” than go to Brussels to ask for a further delay.

Meanwhile, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will speak with opposition leaders including the SNP’S Ian Blackford, the Liberal Democrats’ Jo Swinson and Plaid Cymru’s Liz Saville Roberts on Monday.

Mr Corbyn has taken the stance that the no-deal prevention Bill must become law before he supports a general election, while the SNP appears to be moving towards the same line.

The Government will make a fresh attempt to call an early election on Monday, after a first failed bid to go to the polls on October 15. It needs the backing of two-thirds of MPS.