“A Brexit extension until 31 October is sensible,” the prime minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat, wrote on Twitter after the agreement had been reached. The extension to Oct. 31 means that Britain will almost certainly have to hold elections for the European Parliament on May 23, something Mrs. May once argued would be absurd, almost three years after Britons voted for Brexit. That prospect seems certain to further anger hard-line Brexit supporters. This was not the first time Mrs. May has requested a postponement to the withdrawal. Originally, she had promised Britons that she would achieve it by March 29, only to acknowledge last month that it was impossible.

Source: New York Times April 10, 2019 14:17 UTC