Prime Minister Theresa May asks the European Union to delay Britain's departure from the bloc until June 30. A delay to Brexit needs approval from all 27 remaining EU member states.
Prime Minister Theresa May has asked the European Union to delay Britain’s departure from the European Union until June 30.
May told European Council President Donald Tusk in a letter seeking the extension that she intends to try a third time to get the deal approved. Britain’s Press Association is citing sources in the prime minister’s office as saying May will write to EU leaders on Wednesday to formally request “a bit more time.” Parliament last week voted for a three-month delay to the end of June, but some EU leaders have suggested another two years might be necessary.Hinds says the process has already gone on for more than two years, “and I think people are a bit tired of waiting for Parliament to get our act together and get the deal passed.
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