European Union leaders have reached a deal on British Prime Minister Theresa May's request for a Brexit delay
European Council President Donald Tusk says the heads of the 27 remaining EU nations have finally agreed on their response to Theresa May's request for a Brexit extension. He's now heading to meet Theresa May.Emmanuel Macron leaves his office at the EU summit earlier.When diplomatic summits go on like this, with talks stretching into dinner and press conferences delayed, it's a sure sign that participants are having trouble coming to agreement.
The reality is dawning on leaders that Theresa May's Brexit deal is highly unlikely to win a vote in parliament next week, the diplomat adds. So leaders are considering whether to set aside Donald Tusk's proposal to make an extension conditional on that vote, and instead build into the delay a contingency plan for when – not if – May's deal fails.
The contingency plans are part of Operation Redfold, the British military’s crisis management operation in the event the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal. A spokesman also told CNN that Pindar, the UK’s military bunker based under the Ministry of Defence, became “operational” on Monday as part of the operation.
It also seems that European elections in May – and the April 11 deadline for Britain to declare whether it is taking part in them – are a complicating factor in the talks. "He tried to assault me, grabbed & bent my glasses and for a moment I thought he was going to hit me. 3 grown men had to prise him off me. This is not normal, I’m representing my constituents but"A minority will fall for hate or division of May but attacks like this afternoon's will not make me frit.
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