LONDON: An online petition seeking to reverse Brexit hit the 1-million mark on Thursday after a flurry of signatures following British Prime Minister Theresa May 's latest intervention announcing that she would be seeking a short delay on the March 29 Brexit deadline.The sudden deluge of signatures attracted by the ‘Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU' petition crashed the Parliament's petitions site as May arrived in Brussels on Thursday for a two-day European Council meeting, where she will canvas EU leaders for a "short delay" to Brexit until June 30. "You are tired of the infighting, tired of the political games and the arcane procedural rows, tired of MPs talking about nothing else but Brexit… You want this stage of the Brexit process to be over and done with. I am on your side,” she said in her statement.It invoked fury among her own MPs and from across party lines, many of whom blamed her leadership over Brexit and were among those sharing a link to the anti-Brexit online petition on social media.The petition reads: "The government repeatedly claims exiting the EU is 'the will of the people'. "We need to put a stop to this claim by proving the strength of public support now, for remaining in the EU. A People's Vote may not happen – so vote now.

Source: Economic Times March 21, 2019 16:30 UTC