“The decision is expected to be formalised through a written procedure,” he said, after ambassadors met in Brussels to approve the extension. Johnson had been pushing for a definitive break on October 31 after finally striking a withdrawal deal with fellow EU leaders at an October 17 summit. DIVORCE TERMSThe expected decision to postpone Brexit beyond the end of the month would do this, but Paris wanted EU capitals to wait until the UK election timetable was clear. The Labour party dislikes Johnson’s Brexit deal and says it will not back an election until his threat of leaving the EU with no deal at all is removed. More than three years after Britons voted 52-48 per cent for Brexit in a 2016 referendum, the country and parliament remain divided.

Source: Pakistan Today October 28, 2019 11:15 UTC