UK’s May Is Asking The EU For A Brexit Delay Until June 30



Daily Mail: Non, nee, nein to Brexit delay: Macron leads EU leaders in slapping down Tusk's calls for a 12-month 'flextension' for the UK as Dutch PM and German minister say May needs to answer 'key questions' or face a No Dealn

* Paris today attacked 'clumsy' plan by European Council president Donald Tusk to keep us in EU for a year
* French minister Amélie de Montchalin also criticised Theresa May's plea to postpone leaving until June 30
* She said coming to an emergency EU summit without a plan meant we 'chose to leave in a disorderly manner'
* Dutch PM Mark Rutte said May's begging letter to Mr Tusk had 'no full plan, there was only part of a plan'
* Theresa May has written to request Brexit extension beyond April 12, sparking fury among Brexiteers
* PM says she wants a three-month delay until June 30 as ministers threaten to resign if she asks for longer
* She wants 'termination clause' to allow UK to leave EU on May 22, day before European elections
* Jacob Rees-Mogg said that Britain should be 'as difficult as possible' if kept in the EU for longer than planned
* Brexiteer Marcus Fysh suggested Tory grassroots might refuse to help elect Conservatives if UK takes part
* AG Geoffrey Cox said we must use 'any means to secure an end' and cross-party talks are vital to secure deal
* DUP's Arlene Foster says Theresa May's EU talks have been 'disorganised and slapdash' throughout

Emmanuel Macron is leading European efforts to stop Britain from getting any new delay to Brexit without a 'clear and credible' plan for leaving, saying we should otherwise be left to quit 'in a disorderly manner'.

Paris today attacked both Theresa May's plea to postpone leaving until June 30 and a separate plan from European Council president Donald Tusk to keep us in the trade bloc for a year.

A French diplomatic source said Mr Tusk's idea for a 'flextension' until March 29 2020 was 'a clumsy trial balloon' ahead of an emergency summit next Wednesday.

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WNU Editor: There is a lot of push-back in Europe against another delay .... Theresa May's plan for another Brexit delay has gone down badly in Europe (CNN). They do not understand how another delay will make a difference, and in my opinion they are right .... Theresa

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