6th Jun 2020


May offers British parliament vote on Brexit delay

British prime minister Theresa May on Tuesday offered MPs a vote on whether to delay Brexit, or go for a potentially disorderly no-deal exit from the EU if her renewed attempt to ratify a divorce deal fails in mid-March. May is proposing a "short, limited" one-off delay of Brexit beyond 29 March. The EU has indicated it would agree to an extension demand from London, if justified.

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