The prime minister returns to Brussels for another summit Thursday with skeptical E.U. leaders.
By William Booth and William Booth London bureau chief Email Bio Follow Michael Birnbaum Michael Birnbaum Brussels bureau chief covering Europe Email Bio Follow March 20 at 11:27 AM LONDON — One thousand days after British voters said they wanted to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May conceded Wednesday that she now must ask E.U. leaders to delay Brexit for three months — because Parliament has failed to pass her unloved deal for departure.
A longer delay would also provide “endless hours and days of this House carrying on, contemplating its navel on Europe,” May warned, underscoring her contention that Parliament, not her government, is responsible for the chaos.The prime minister’s cutting remarks were met with hoots and jeers, even by members of her Conservative Party, whose rebels have not only voted against her Brexit plan but tried to unseat her.
That alarmed some lawmakers who think that exiting the bloc without a deal would be economically disastrous for the country. Samuel Gyimah, a Conservative lawmaker, told the BBC that a short extension “increased chances of a ‘no deal’ by 60 percent” and that it was “downright reckless” of the government to keep it as an option.
“All we have done, leading to nowhere,” the diplomat said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss calculations ahead of the meeting Thursday. “The blame game will be a very nasty one, of course. Who caused it? I think we all know the answer, but it can very easily be turned against the E.U.”
He said leaders would probably need to meet again next week to make a final decision on an extension. The European Commission believes a June 30 Brexit delay poses serious risks, and Juncker “formally warned” May in a Wednesday phone call that she should not seek an extension later than the May 23 European elections if Britain does not plan to participate in them, Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said Wednesday. May ignored the warning. The Commission, the E.U.
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