British PM seeks Brexit delay from hesitant EU

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Prime Minister Theresa May asked EU leaders Wednesday for a three-month delay to Brexit amid continued political deadlock in London, but Brussels warned the postponement carried 'serious legal and political risks'.

Anti-Brexit protesters gathered outside the Houses of Parliament in London on March 12 ahead of the first of a series of votes on Brexit. Picture: AFP / File / Tolga AKMEN

If it passes, it would still need to be ratified, and she told MPs she has written to EU President Donald Tusk asking to push Brexit back until June 30. May will travel to Brussels on Thursday for an EU summit where she will put her request in person to the other 27 EU leaders, who must unanimously approve any delay.

He said the deal agreed was the final offer, warning: “Nothing more can be done, we’ve reached the end of the road.Juncker said May needed to present Brussels with an agreement approved by parliament as well as “a clear timetable”. Addressing MPs at her weekly question and answer session in the House of Commons, May expressed her own frustration at the deadlock.

 

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