I wonder what happens if Johnson simply refuses to send a letter to Brussels with a request for another delay. Actually I hope that happens, as I'm sick and tired of Brexit. Take the negotiated deal or just get out.
If he refuses to send the letter ahead of time, he'll be VoNC'd & a caretaker PM will be installed who will send the letter. If the stalls & stalls & stalls & the deadline passes without him sending it, he'll be sent to prison for contempt.
And as sick & tired as we all are of Brexit right now, it's nothing compared to the madness that would be a no-deal.
Would one though? Last time the issue came up, Corbyn insisted on himself as temporary PM and the Lib Dems/Tory Rebels insisted on anyone but him. The issue went away when a different avenue to attack Brexit arose, but it wasn't really resolved.
There is no such thing as a "No Deal" Brexit. Even if Great Britain were actually capable of cutting off all commerce with the Continent (which it is not), Northern Ireland has a land border with Ireland that for reasons both practical and historical cannot just be severed.
The only question with any Brexit with how much negotiating happens before vs how much happens afterwards, when the UK is in a much weaker position.
