LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May asked the European Union on Friday (Apr 5) to delay Britain's departure until Jun 30 while the bloc itself ...
until Jun 30 while the bloc itself suggested that it might be best to postpone the split for up to a year.
"If the parties are able to ratify before this date, the government proposes that the period should be terminated earlier," May wrote in a letter released by Downing Street.A senior EU official said that Tusk's own idea to offer Britain a"flexible" 12-month extension"will be presented to member states today".
May is under intense pressure from the eurosceptic wing of her Conservative Party to pull Britain out of the bloc as soon as possible - with or without a deal. The first response from leading Conservative eurosceptics to the idea of a prolonged postponement was highly critical.
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