British Prime Minister Theresa May says EU’s decision to delay Brexit underlines 'the importance of the House of Commons passing a Brexit deal next week so that we can bring an end to the uncertainty and leave in a smooth and orderly manner.'
British Prime Minister Theresa May, right, speaks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 21, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to persuade European Union leaders to delay Brexit by up to three months, just eight days before Britain is scheduled to leave the bloc. Worn down by three years of indecision in London, European Union leaders on Thursday grudgingly offered the U.K.
May — who has spent almost three years telling Britons they will leave the EU on March 29, 2019 — put a positive spin on the delay. This week, May finally acknowledged the Brexit gridlock and asked the EU to delay Britain's departure until June 30, to create time to win parliamentary approval for her deal in a third attempt and then pass the legislation necessary for a smooth departure.
May struck conciliatory note at a late-night Brussels news conference, saying "I know MPs on all sides of the debate have passionate views, and I respect those different positions." "I believe strongly that it would be wrong to ask people in the UK to participate in these elections three years after voting to leave the EU," she said.
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