After two rounds of talks with the Leader of the Opposition aimed at finding a way to break the Brexit logjam, Theresa May has written a letter to EU Council president Donald Tusk on her next steps forward. In it, the Prime Minister expresses regret that the House is yet to approve a Brexit deal. On the prospect of leaving the EU without a deal, May says that the House has repeatedly expressed its opposition to a no deal Brexit and the government ‘agrees that leaving with a deal is the best outcome’. It is for this reason that May goes on to request a second Article 50 extension – this time until June 30.
The Prime Minister says the government accepts the EU’s demand that the UK would need to take part in European elections if still a member on May 23.
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