BORIS JOHNSON has been handed an unlikely boost to his pledge to deliver Brexit by October 31 as EU leaders could still yet reject an Article 50 extension after Remainers thwarted the Prime Minister’s attempt to trigger a general election.
Leaders are unlikely to sanction a third extension to the EU’s two-year Article 50 exit clause without cast-iron guarantees of a general election, EU sources have warned. In a boost to Brexiteers, signs have emerged that EU capitals are ready to cut ties with Britain amid growing frustrations with long-lasting Westminster deadlock.
...Previously EU leaders have warned that they will not be forthcoming with a third offer to delay the UK’s divorce.
Any Article 50 extension requires unanimous support amongst the EU’s remaining 27 leaders, so could easily be thwarted.
EU diplomats warned that the bloc’s willingness to consider an extension will hinge on Britain setting out a clear roadmap for how more time could lead to an outcome and legal guarantees that the Government would not disrupt EU affairs.
"When I hear the British saying 'Give us three months more and we will solve the problem', we can see that another six months would not solve the problem, nor another three months. "They have to be able to tell us what they want."
She added: "We know what they don't want but we are still struggling to understand what they do want."
The EU can only grant an extension if the UK asks for it - the UK controls that requesting
And the other 27 countries do not have a unanimous agreement on extension - especially since it seems that there is no way any kind of agreement could be made even with a 1 year extension. the uk is in paralysis
The remain crows will try to throw Boris Johnson out after October 31, then ask the EU for more time.
The people of the UK have been scared into remaining and that election will be the second referendum the remain crowd wants.
Mark my words.