Two days away from a possible no-deal Brexit, European Union leaders Wednesday appeared closer to granting the United Kingdom a new delay to its departure from the bloc — possibly up to a year.
seeking a second extension until June 30, but indicated she could accept a longer extension as many EU leaders have called for.
If there is no deal at Wednesday's summit, Britain's scheduled departure from the EU would be Friday. The issue came up after some British Conservative politicians threatened to become obstructionist. One of them, Mark Francois, said that if the U.K. remained in the bloc, “then in return we will become a Trojan Horse within the EU.”
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