The U.K.'s struggle to form a plan for exiting the European Union is creating real political turmoil within the country. The WSJ's Gerald F. Seib explains why that matters for the U.S. as well. Photo: GettyLONDON—The British government has requested an additional delay to Brexit until June 30 to buy more time to get a divorce deal through parliament, as the EU debated its own timetable for the U.K.’s departure from the bloc. Prime Minister Theresa May wrote to European Council President Donald Tusk on Friday expressing her frustration that a deal hadn’t so far been approved by U.K. lawmakers and asking for Brexit negotiations to be extended for a second time. Britain is currently due to leave the EU on April 12.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 05, 2019 08:21 UTC