May's Request for Delay Sets Up Showdown With EU: Brexit Update
Posted on AllSides March 20th, 2019
From The Left
Theresa May asked the European Union for an extension to the Brexit deadline until June 30. It increases the chances that the U.K. could crash out of the bloc at the end of June, and is likely to make for a tense meeting with European leaders on Thursday. France warned it won’t agree to a delay without “guarantees” she can get the divorce deal ratified.
Key Developments:
May requests delay until June 30, says will bring back deal for another vote in Parliament
EU said to plan emergency summit...
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