Photo: APEuropean Council President Donald Tusk is urging European Union leaders to grant Britain a flexible extension to its departure date from the bloc. Tusk said such an extension would have to be conditional to allay fears Britain could stymie EU decision making if it remains a member. EU countries, especially France, have become increasingly exasperated with the political division and uncertainty in Britain about a way forward. The bloc's leaders have tried to help May over the past two years of negotiations, even after she missed her hand-picked Brexit departure date on March 29 because of a parliamentary revolt. "We won't be able to perpetually live with the exit of Brexit," French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said over the weekend.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 09, 2019 22:18 UTC