Brexit: Theresa May to ask EU for further extension - BBC News

Theresa May will ask the EU for an extension to the Brexit deadline to "break the log jam" in Parliament.

The PM says she wants to meet Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to agree a plan on the future relationship with the EU.

But she insisted her withdrawal agreement - which was voted down last week - would remain part of the deal.

Mrs May said she wanted the extension to be "as short as possible" - before 22 May so the UK does not have to take part in European elections.

[alextraordinary]

You’ll see the UK leaving with deal in the year 2678.

[danielcrewe]

So you have already asked for and got an extension, and used that time to ask for more time. 🤔

[zhengding]

I’m expecting to see end of May before end of April

[alfieparker]

July 2016
We’ll leave in March 2018

March 2019
We’ll make a short extension to help us get a deal

April 2019
Yeeeaaah about that...

[petyke]

So so sorry for the British people. What a useless parliament.

[mast]

Mrs May will extend till infinity - :-) what a joke....

[landsgevaer]

I hope at least 1 of 27 countries is bold enough to deny. That will also end this misery.

[XxKINGatLIFExX]

Next time my teacher says "why didn't you finish your assignment before the deadline?"

I'll say "well if the British Prime minister is allowed to extend the deadline to whatever she wants then I should to"

[StuartSuper]

We must be a laugh stock for the rest of Europe & the world, not the British people but our government. Just sick & tired of hearing about Brexit now. Theresa May is determined to get her way no matter what.

[GoBzi]

You all got it wrong. The initial plan was for the UK to leave at 2903 not 29/03.

[stevebee]

If Corbyn is the answer WTF was the question

[tomriddle]

Weakest PM in British parliamentary history.

[TheLewisLegend]

Cross Party consensus on an exit deal should have been agreed between the result and invoking Art 50.
nearly 3 years wasted

[alanrogers]

Oh god. She's trying to bore Parliament into submission & pin the blame for any failure on Labour. From @mrjamesob and I agree

[raihanraju]

For three years what she done now she needs extension

[TJB_]

Farce and tragedy all wired into one Maybot.

[Whfox]

This is becoming annoying even for us that we don't live in the UK.

[chimpy]

Uk never should have tried to leave in the first place

[sarahrolfe]

This is an utter clusterfuck if ever I saw one. Maybe you should do rock, paper, scissors? Best of three?

[bushwhacked]

My hearings playing up, did she just say, I’ve just come from meeting Mr Merkel.