The EU throws Theresa May one last Brexit lifeline | Analysis by lukemcgee
Brussels, Belgium At the end of a dramatic day here in Brussels, Theresa May was thrown what could very well be her last Brexit lifeline.
At 11.20 p.m. local time, Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, finally announced that 27 EU leaders had agreed unanimously on a response to the British Prime Minister's request to delay Brexit and avoid a chaotic split on March 29. And to everyone's surprise, they offered her two options. First, a short delay, giving the UK until May 22 to get its affairs in order before leaving the EU.
May puts the pressure on lawmakers in Brexit address 02:59Thursday night's surprise announcement of a new, two-part timetable will go some way to reducing this concern. If nothing else, it has reiterated the EU member states' commitment to avoiding no deal. For months, they've made it clear that they had no intention of being blamed for such an outcome. But the EU is committed to something else, just as strongly: Not interfering in the politics of a sovereign nation.
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