The prime minister will head to Berlin and Paris on Tuesday to secure support for another delay to Brexit.
Theresa May heads to Europe to prepare the ground for another Brexit delay.
May's Conservative party begins its preparations to fight the upcoming European Parliament elections.LONDON — Theresa May will head to Paris and Berlin on Tuesday and plead with senior European leaders to grant Britain another delay to Brexit, as her party begins preparations to fight the upcoming European Parliament elections.
However, President Macron is the EU leader seen as most hostile to any extension and could potentially veto a further delay. May's deputy David Lidington also laid a legal order on Monday to allow the elections to go ahead, just weeks after the prime minister suggested thatThe Conservatives fear being hit badly in upcoming elections by any decision to delay Brexit. Elections expert Lord Hayward has predicted that the party will suffer a significant"Brexit penalty" in May's local elections.
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