While she said EU leaders had given her a sense that a deal could be won, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said they risked “sleep walking” into a no deal Brexit and European Council President Donald Tusk described any delay as “a rational decision”. But earlier, one UK official indicated delay could be an option if lawmakers refuse to pass May’s deal. European Council President Donald Tusk said it was clear there was no majority in the British parliament for a deal. “We will face an alternative, chaotic Brexit, or an extension,” Tusk told a news conference. But there is another, perhaps more attractive, proposal to the government, from two Conservatives, which would delay Brexit to May 23, the start of the European Parliament elections, if lawmakers have not approved a deal by March 12.

Source: bd News24 February 25, 2019 17:26 UTC