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We can rip up the European Union rule book, Johnson tells UK voters

We can rip up the European Union rule book, Johnson tells UK voters

Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative leader Boris Johnson

Prime Minister BorisJohnsonwill bolster his argument on Tuesday for leaving theEuropean Union early next year, urgingvotersto return him to power so Britaincan"ripuptheEUrulebookand write a new one for ourselves".

Just days before Britain votes in an election he called to try to break the deadlock over Brexit,Johnsonwill repeat his desire to "finally get Brexit done" on a tour of traditionally Labour supporting areas he hopes to win over.

He will also hope to get his campaign back on track after he was criticised on Monday for his response to being shown a photo of a sick child lying on a hospital floor and after being heckled by a voter over his election tactics.

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Johnsonhas put his oft-repeated pledge for a quick Brexit at the heart of his election campaign, hoping to win the backing of those who voted to leave theEUin the 2016 referendum.

The main opposition Labour Party has also said it will get Brexit "sorted" in six months, but its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has put more emphasis on policies to increase spending on healthcare and education, and increase the role of the state.

"If (we) do break free, there's a bright future waiting for us with all the opportunities of Brexit," he will say on a campaign tripto Staffordshire in central England, according to excerpts of his speech.

"WecanliterallyripuptheEUrulebookand write a new one for ourselves.Wecando all this and so much more ifweregain our independence -wejust need to vote for it, one more time, this Thursday."

Opinion polls putJohnsonin the lead before Thursday's vote, but some have shown Labour is catchingup, and with so many Britons as yet undecided, the result is hard to predict.

Johnson's team hopes to break the opposition party's hold onvotersin regions of northern and central England, the country's so-called red-wall, who have, sometimes for generations, rejected his party's overtures.

The Conservative message is a simple appeal to those Labour supporters who backed Brexit - onlyJohnsonwill get it done. Labour says even if Britain leaves at the current deadline of January31, that would only mean the beginning of what could be lengthy new trade talks with both theEUand other countries.

"The stalemate in parliament has held this country back for too long,"Johnsonwill say. "It's time to send in the bulldozers and smash through the gridlock."