The House of Lords have passed a bill which forces Boris Johnson to delay a no-deal Brexit.
The new Prime Minister told the media that he would rather "die in a ditch" than go to Europe and ask for the extension the bill demands if an agreement isn't reached by the next European Council meeting on October 19.
The bill sailed through its final stages in the Lords without amendment and is now expected to receive royal assent on Monday, thereby completing all stages required to become law - reports Mirror Online.
The PM has dubbed it the "surrender bill" and said it has scuppered his Brexit negotiations with the EU by removing the threat of no-deal.
It is his refusal to promise to abide by the law which is part of the reason that opposition parties have said they will vote to reject his plea for a general election for a second time on Monday.
Liberal Democrat Leader in the Lords Dick Newby said: "Despite cynical attempts from Tory backbenchers to filibuster, the Article 50 Extension Bill has seen safe passage through the House of Lords. It seems that - unlike our suitcases - their threats of disruption were empty.
"Liberal Democrats in both the Lords and the Commons have fought tirelessly against the attempts by the Prime Minister to force a disastrous no-deal Brexit, and this Bill is an important step towards trying to sort out the mess the Government has made."
But Tory Lord Callanan said the Bill brought "delay and uncertainty" while undermining the Government's efforts to negotiate the withdrawal agreement.
He said it also aimed to tie the Prime Minister's hands when he was seeking to secure the best possible Brexit deal.
But he assured peers the legislation would be presented for royal assent.
Lord Callanan said: "This Bill is about seriously undermining negotiations that could achieve a deal before October 31, frustrating the referendum result and stopping Brexit."
