Johnson declines to comment on plan to facilitate a no-deal Brexit

Boris Johnson, favourite to be the next British prime minister, on Wednesday refused to say whether he would seek to shut Parliament to facilitate a no-deal Brexit but agreed such a plan could be convenient for him.Sky News reported on Tuesday that Johnson is considering holding the Queen's Speech, in which the prime minister lays out his policy programme, in November."I'm not going to comment on our programme," Johnson said, asked at a hustings event when he would introduce a Queen's Speech.