A group of British MPs said on Tuesday they would try to pass a law which would force Prime Minister Theresa May to seek a delay to Britain's departure from the European Union and thus prevent a chaotic no-deal exit on April 12. A group of British MPs said on Tuesday they would try to pass a law which would force Prime Minister Theresa May to seek a delay to Britain's departure from the European Union and thus prevent a chaotic no-deal exit on April 12. British MPs trying to pass law which would force Theresa May to seek delay to BrexitOn Monday parliament failed to find a majority for any alternative to May's thrice-defeated deal. Read more here: Explainer: How British MPs plan to pull the UK back from the Brexit cliff-edgeThe group said it would be up to the government to decide how long to propose as a delay. Rebecca Brown/PA WireThe EU would have to agree to any further delay to the Article 50 negotiating period, and have said Britain would need to give a reason for the delay.

Source: Irish Independent April 02, 2019 12:33 UTC