European Union governments hope a delay would allow time for post-Brexit relationship the UK would want with EU nations.
A double-decker red bus passes by an anti-Brexit demonstrator waving a European Union flag near the Houses of Parliament in London, UK.
The 27 national leaders will make a final decision at a summit in Brussels on Wednesday but remain at odds over the length of a Brexit postponement and what conditions to impose. While May on Friday promised “sincere cooperation” in her letter to EU President Donald Tusk, a French-led group of countries don’t believe that goes far enough, according to EU officials.
Tusk, who chairs the summits, favours a long extension, until March 2020, according to a EU official. In her letter, May said the government would prepare for European Parliament elections – due to be held May 23-26 – in case the British Parliament hasn’t ratified the Brexit divorce deal in time.May’s perilous position as premier, as well as her promise to resign if her Brexit deal is passed, has increased EU governments’ fears that a new harder-line prime minister could replace her before the end of the extension and seek to undermine EU business, officials said.
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