The European Union has forced Britain to accept a six-month Brexit delay, with an option to leave earlier if UK Parliament can agree a deal
After a working dinner that dragged long into the evening, leaders of the 27 remaining nations agreed another delay to Britain's scheduled withdrawal from the EU, this time until October 31. European leaders were unconvinced by Prime Minister Theresa May's promise that the UK would get its house in order to leave by the end of June.But the deal was only reached after six hours of horse trading that saw European leaders divided over how to deal with Britain's ongoing political crisis.
"If the UK does not take part in the European Parliament elections in late May it would be required to leave on June 1 without a deal, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Twitter.The European leaders will reconvene in June to take stock. London deadlockWhile the European Union's decision to grant a so-called"flextension" allows the UK to leave as soon as it's ready, the optics aren't great for the Theresa May.
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