British PM Theresa May asks EU to delay Brexit until June 30 | IOL News

London - Prime Minister Theresa May asked the European Union on Friday to delay Britain's departure from the bloc until June 30, with the extension ending earlier if parliament approves her Brexit deal.

Downing Street released May's request moments after a senior EU official told AFP that Tusk was proposing to postpone Brexit day by up to a year, also pending parliament's approval of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement. "The government's policy has always been and remains to leave the European Union in an orderly way, and without undue delay," May wrote.- European elections -

May's letter said that should she fail to find a compromise with Labour, the two sides "would instead look to establish a consensus on a small number of clear options on the future relationship to be put to for a series of votes to determine which course to pursue".

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