Europe has done it again. Despite French President’s Emmanuel Macron’s reluctance to give the UK a long Brexit extension, the EU leaders have agreed the apparently interminable process can be delayed until October 31, with a school report on Britain’s behavior in June.
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Brexit Update: Parliament votes through Bill to prevent No Deal As it happened
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Government offers ‘No Change’ to Deal : Brexit
The Government has not proposed any changes to the PM’s Brexit deal during cross-party talks, says shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer.
Brexit vote: What Exactly MPs Are Voting on? – BBC News Report
PM may have to accept soft Brexit if Commons backs it, says minister
Theresa May loses crucial vote on her Brexit deal for a 3rd time
Theresa May has lost again in her bid to get her “Withdrawal Deal” approved by U.K. lawmakers.
No Deal Brexit fears rise as parliament sinks May’s deal
Lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, sounding its probable death knell and leaving Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union in turmoil on the very day it was supposed to quit the bloc.
EU Stops No-Deal Crash Now, Kicking Can to April: Brexit Update
European leaders maneuvered to stop a chaotic no-deal Brexit happening next week, handing the U.K. an extra two weeks. The cliff-edge that investors were dreading has been postponed — but a new cliff-edge loom on April 12 when the U.K. will have to decide on the way forward.
EU Gives Theresa May Another Two Weeks to Avoid a No-Deal Brexit
European Union leaders staved off the threat of the U.K. crashing out of the bloc without a deal next Friday by giving Theresa May an extra two weeks to work out what to do.