Theresa May is to request only a 'short delay' to Brexit in her letter to the EU today, a senior government source has told Sky News.
Theresa May is to request only a"short delay" to Brexit in her letter to the EU today, a senior government source has told Sky News.
The prime minister will head to Brussels tomorrow for the latest EU summit where it is expected the other 27 member states will consider her request for an extension to Article 50 - the legal mechanism to take the UK out of the bloc. If the EU agrees, parliament will have to pass a statutory instrument to remove the current exit date of 29 March - which is just nine days away.
However, Mrs May could face a potential cabinet split, and the threat that such a request will be rejected.
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