British Prime Minister Theresa May seeks to delay Brexit until June 30 to avoid a chaotic withdrawal from the European Union in one week, but a key leader of the bloc suggested an even longer pause in the difficult divorce proceedings. READ MORE:* Brexit: UK legislates to avert chaotic exit by one vote* Brexit: Theresa May explores idea of bringing deal back for fourth vote* Brexit: What happens next after third defeat of Theresa May's deal* European Union leaders tired of Britain's Brexit melodrama* Brexit: Theresa May asks European Union for three month delayBritish Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said no-one wants a lengthy delay to his country's departure from the European Union and that Prime Minister Theresa May is "leaving no stone unturned" to break the Brexit impasse. AP British Prime Minister Theresa May has requested a Brexit extension to June 30. The German government is welcoming Britain's acknowledgement that a longer delay to Brexit would require the UK to participate in European Parliament elections. JACK TAYLOR/GETTY IMAGES British Prime Minister Theresa May has written to European Council President Donald Tusk requesting the deadline for her country to leave the European Union be extended until June 30.

Source: Stuff April 05, 2019 08:17 UTC