Brexit Could Be Delayed by Two Months Under Theresa May’s New Plans: Report
The delay is said to be a bid to avoid further resignations by ministers.
Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
Brexit will be delayed for up to two months under new plans being considered by Prime Minister Theresa May, The Telegraph reports. May is reportedly considering the plan in a bid to avoid more resignations by ministers who are determined to support a plan to take a “no deal” on May's Brexit off the table this week. Downing Street officials have drawn up a series of options in order to avoid mass resignations. Those options include making a formal request to the European Union to delay Brexit if the Prime Minister cannot secure a deal by March 12, just 17 days before the UK is meant to leave the EU. As the Brexit crisis goes down to the wire, May said a so-called “meaningful vote” would not take place this week as was previously expected.
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— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) February 24, 2019
Brexit will be delayed for up to two months under plans being considered by Theresa May to extend Article 50
No 10 officials have drawn up a series of options for PM ahead of crunch votes this week.
Extending A50 is among themhttps://t.co/5KP4v02nKw
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