EU leaders to hear May's plea for Brexit delay
Brussels - Prime Minister Theresa May was trying to persuade European Union leaders on Thursday to delay Brexit by up to three months, with her plans to leave the bloc in chaos just eight days before Britain's scheduled departure.
The bloc is weary of Britain's political soap opera over Brexit. EU Council chief Donald Tusk, who is overseeing the summit, said a short delay should be possible, but only if Britain's Parliament approves May's divorce deal with the EU before the scheduled March 29 departure date. May said lawmakers now face a "final choice" between her deal, a no-deal departure that could hammer the economy, and cancelling Brexit.
May told voters weary of a Brexit saga that has dragged on for almost three years: "You want this stage of the Brexit process to be over and done with. I agree. I am on your side."
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