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May wants to postpone Brexit until agreement is reached
British Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Tuesday 2 April that she wants to postpone Brexit until an agreement with the European Union (EU) is reached. She also states that she wants to work with the opposition to achieve this.
The prime minister had a crisis meeting with her cabinet on Tuesday evening 2 April. That was a result of its deal with the EU last week for the third time in a row turned down became. "We are looking for a plan to leave the EU with a deal," she said at the press conference on Tuesday.
May has announced that he wants to cooperate with the opposition Labor party. In this way, she hopes to reach a deal that she can submit to the EU next week. Jeremy Corbyn, the Labor leader, has accepted May's invitation.
'Patience is necessary'
May's hope is that the UK will Wednesday 22 May can leave the EU, because then the country does not have to participate in the European elections. If the prime minister and the opposition party cannot reach an agreement, May wants the House of Commons to vote again on alternatives.
Donald Tusk, the president of the EU, said on Tuesday evening that the EU must be patient with the United Kingdom. "Even if we don't know what the end result will be, we have to be patient," he tweeted.
Kimberly Baker
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