EU Leaders Lukewarm On British PM’s Brexit Extension Request
Leaders in Europe have poured cold water on British Prime Minister Theresa May’s request for a 12-week Brexit extension, arguing it does not amount to a clear and credible plan for the UK’s departure from the European Union.
In separate statements on Friday, Dutch, German and French officials all called on May to clarify her plan to take the UK out of the bloc in advance of an EU summit set to take place on Wednesday, when her postponement proposal will be considered.
The British prime minister earlier on Friday senta letter to European Council President Donald Tusk asking Brussels to delay Brexit until June 30 in order to ensure an “orderly” exit.
The UK is currently scheduled to leave the EU on April 12, with British legislators’ failure to agree on any scheme for exiting the 28-member bloc raising the possibility of a so-called “no-deal” departure – something May and her EU counterparts are eager to avoid.
