Nieves Perez-Solorzano, University of BristolEuropean Union leaders congratulated themselves on having agreed a second Brexit deal in mid October. Just two days later, the Westminster parliament voted to force Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, into seeking a Brexit extension anyway. Former prime minister Theresa May requested the first in March 2019, which ultimately ended up extending the Brexit deadline until April. Terms of the extensionThe terms of this third Brexit extension are very similar to those of the previous two. In Brexit terms, the immediate political future looks more uncertain now that an election will take place in December before the final extension deadline.

Source: Irish Examiner October 30, 2019 16:41 UTC