British PM Theresa May asks EU for a Brexit delay, but the bloc has not given an answer as yet
Britain voted in June 2016 to quit the EU, but almost three years later, its politicians are deadlocked over how — and even whether — to leave.
She asked for a delay until June 30, and said she wanted to set out her reasons to EU leaders at a summit in Brussels on Thursday.Opposition politicians, and pro-EU members of May's Conservative government, had urged a longer extension, saying a delay of just a few months could leave Britain once again facing a cliff-edge "no-deal" Brexit this summer.
May said a longer delay would result in Parliament spending "endless hours contemplating its navel on Brexit." Any delay that required Britain to take part in European parliamentary elections would be a major headache for the bloc, and some EU leaders want a short extension to end by May 23, when voting begins.The head of the bloc's executive branch said EU leaders are unlikely to agree to a delay at a summit this week.
The president's multimillionaire son blamed "elites" in London and Brussels for scuttling Brexit. Writing in theThe gridlock is also causing increasing exasperation among EU leaders.
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