Theresa May dashes to Europe to plead with Macron and Merkel for more time in the EU - but it will come with a catch
Theresa May and Angela Merkel kissing each other goodbye after meeting in Berlin
The arrangement - dubbed a "stop Boris" clause because it would tie the hands of a future Brexiteer PM - would prevent the UK from having a say on major European decisions for the duration of any extension. "What we want to see is strong leadership - but instead we have a Prime Minister who's going out basically to beg the European Union for an extension even though everything should have been completed by now.
Just minutes later Michel Barnier said it just wouldn't happen, and any Brexit delay has to have a purpose. One said: "If there is a wild Brexiter as a new Tory PM, they would be able to do nothing until after March 31, 2020, unless they subscribe to the withdrawal agreement.
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