The British government has laid groundwork that would enable it to participate in the European Parliament elections next month, should the UK still find itself in the EU by the time the vote takes place
The move signals a possibility that Brexit could be delayed beyond the May 23 election date -- nearly three years after Britons voted in a referendum to leave the EU -- locking the UK into participating in the European poll. But the Cabinet Office cautioned that taking the legal steps did not mean elections were"inevitable," saying they would be canceled if the UK has quit the EU by the eve of the vote.
Read More"The Day of Poll Order provides Returning Officers with a date to hold potential European Parliamentary elections, but it does not make these elections inevitable, as leaving the EU before the date of election automatically removes our obligation to take part," the Cabinet spokesperson said. Prime Minister Theresa May will travel to Berlin and then Paris on Tuesday in a final bout of Brexit diplomacy ahead of an emergency EU summit in Brussels on Wednesday.
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