After five hours of talks at a summit in Brussels, the UK and the EU have agreed a “flexible extension” of Brexit until 31 October.Theresa May said the UK would still aim to leave the EU as soon as possible and that should Parliament ratify the withdrawal agreement in the first three weeks of Ma
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Tusk on Brexit extension: ‘Please do not waste this time’
After five hours of talks at a summit in Brussels, the UK and the EU have agreed a “flexible extension” of Brexit until 31 October.Donald Tusk
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Brexit: UK and EU agree Brexit delay to 31 October
Image copyright Reuters The UK and the EU have agreed a “flexible extension” of Brexit until 31 October, European Council president Donald Tusk has said.The agreement was reached after five hours of talks at an emergency EU summit in Brussels.Mr Tusk said his “message to British friends” would be “please do not waste this time”.Irish…