U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is preparing to ask the European Union for a short delay to the country's divorce from the European Union.
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, speaks during a media conference after a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Monday, March 11, 2019. Last Updated Wednesday, March 20, 2019 5:52AM EDT
A Downing Street official said May will write to EU leaders on Wednesday to formally request "a bit more time," past the scheduled departure date of March 29. Parliament last week voted for a three-month delay to the end of June, but some EU leaders have suggested another two years might be necessary."I think people are a bit tired of waiting for Parliament to get our act together and get the deal passed," he said.
She is expected to make her request to the EU in writing later Wednesday, but a decision may not be quick. The head of the bloc's executive branch said that European Union leaders are unlikely to agree to a delay at a summit this week. "My impression is ... that this week at the European Council there will be no decision, but that we will probably have to meet again next week, because Mrs. May doesn't have agreement to anything, either in her Cabinet or in Parliament," Juncker added.Britain's political chaos is causing increasing exasperation among EU leaders.
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