BREAKING: Theresa May asks the EU for Brexit to be delayed until June 30
The offer has been labeled as a"flextension" in an apparent attempt to help the prime minister, who has previously refused to countenance the idea of a long extension, to sell the plan.
However, the Article 50 process, through which the UK is due to leave the EU, already allows a member state to withdraw from the bloc early once an agreement is reached. Any extension would need to be agreed unanimously by EU member states and approved by the UK parliament, under the terms of a backbench bill currently working its way through the Houses of Parliament.Senior members of May's Cabinet are alsoif she accepts a long extension that takes the UK beyond the upcoming European Parliament elections next month.
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