As it currently stands, the UK is due to leave the EU this coming Friday and still hasn't ratified a withdrawal agreement in parliament. Today, it'll be up to EU leaders whether to grant an extension that will delay Brexit
Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR will travel to Brussels this morning for a special meeting of the European Council, where EU leaders will decide whether to grant Theresa May’s request to extend the Brexit process again.
Prime Minister May also spoke with her French and German counterparts in a bid to convince them to back her extending Brexit again, after the initial leaving date of 29 March was postponed. This has been echoed by other EU leaders who are seen to prefer a longer extension to Brexit for the time being.
There’s been little progress here so far, as hardline Tories have expressed outrage at May reaching out to the opposition in what they fear could result in a softer Brexit.
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