to delay Brexit beyond the scheduled March 29 departure date. Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street to make a statement to the Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Matt Dunham/AP)“My suspicion is that any delay to Brexit is a plot to stop Brexit,” Conservative lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg tweeted. The prime minister promised Parliament it would have a “meaningful vote” on her Brexit deal by March 12 — barely two weeks before the deadline to leave. Read moreHardcore Brexiteers push to leave European Union with no deal ahead of key voteParliament rejects Theresa May’s Brexit deal, leaving her future in doubtBritain is operating as if a Brexit delay is there for the taking.

Source: Washington Post February 26, 2019 13:20 UTC