May Mulls Plan to Delay Brexit by Two Months

TEHRAN (defapress)- British Prime Minister Theresa May is considering a plan under which Britain's exit from the European Union would be delayed for up to two months, according to a report.

News ID: 75835

Date: 25 February 2019 - 15:00

Downing Street officials, cited by The Daily Telegraph, have drawn up a series of options over the weekend in order to prevent minister resignations and gather support from backbench lawmakers concerned with the possibility of a “no deal” Brexit.

The options include making a formal request to the European Union to delay Brexit if the prime minister cannot secure a deal by March 12, just 17 days before the UK is scheduled to leave the EU, The Daily Telegraph reported, without citing concrete sources.

In mid-February, the prime minister promised that the government would make a statement in parliament on February 26 if no significant progress is made in talks with the European Union, and if lawmakers do not approve a deal by then.

The UK is still expected to leave the Union on 29th March.

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