Leo Varadkar reckons it's time to cut the UK some 'slack' on an Article 50 extension
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and European Council President Donald Tusk at a meeting yesterday. Image: SIPA USA/PA Images Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and European Council President Donald Tusk at a meeting yesterday. Image: SIPA USA/PA Images EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT Donald Tusk says he believes that a short extension to Article 50 would be possible, but that it would be conditional on a positive result when the withdrawal agreement goes back to the House of Commons.
Theresa May wrote a letter to Tusk earlier today seeking a brief delay to Brexit, telling the House of Commons she had asked him for an extension until 30 June. In his comments at 4pm, Tusk sounded more positive about the 30 June date saying it “has its merits” but creates “a series of questions of a legal and political nature”.
He was also speaking by phone to Leo Varadkar today, and in Dublin the Taoiseach told reporters at Government Buildings that the proposed length of the extension would be discussed in detail at tomorrow’s summit.
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