Newsdeck: May Asks EU for Brexit Extension Until June 30: Brexit Update By Bloomberg
May requests delay until June 30, says will bring back deal for another vote in Parliament A senior British official warns against taking for granted that the EU would easily agree to a delay this week Cabinet Brexit-backers threaten to resign if extension is so long the U.K. has to take part in European Parliament elections Juncker says another summit may be needed next week Two deadlines: U.K. needs to decide by mid-April if it will hold EU elections.
The premier hinted that she would rather quit than see the U.K. take part in EU elections in May. “I do not believe such elections would be in anyone’s interests,” she said before adding that they would not happen while she was prime minister.Labour has thrown its weight behind MP Alison McGovern’s push to get an emergency debate , and taken over the move.
A short extension sets up the risk of a cliff-edge in July. That’s because the European Union has said that if the U.K. doesn’t hold European Parliament elections then it will be ejected from the club on July 1 — deal or no deal. That debate, if granted, would knock out the scheduled business of the day. There could even be amendments tabled to it mandating a change of course, though these would be difficult to organize at short notice. The move will come at the start of House of Commons business at 11.30 a.m.The EU says it has not yet received a request from the U.K.
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