STRASBOURG, France (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May says Parliament will vote Thursday on whether to seek a delay to Britain’s March 29 departure from the European Union.
May said lawmakers are at the point where they must approve a withdrawal agreement in coming days and request a short postponement to Brexit day or request a “much longer” extension from the EU to negotiate a new arrangement.
The prime minister warned that a long extension would mean Britain would have to take part in European Parliament elections in late May.
She says this is not her preferred outcome and urged Parliament to “face up” to the consequences of the decisions it has made.
Anyone have a good read on PM May and what’s going on here? Is the idea to have Brexit fail so Britain can remain in the EU like most sensible people prefer? Or is she trying to Brexit in good faith and whip parliament?
But, but, but…I was told that Britain had no voice and no part in the European Parliament because Brussels was just dictating everything to them because the UK has no sovereignty and no say.
Was I lied to???
How long a delay would be needed for a new referendum, which is the only thing near to a sensible approach at this point?
What’s going on here is that May is the least competent prime minister since Chamberlain. Actually, probably since Stanley Baldwin, because apart from that Munich fiasco, Chamberlain wasn’t all that bad.